March Library: Civics: Action Project: Health/Safety

Databases

Keywords to consider:

healthcare
"public health"
accidents
"occupational safety"
"mental health"
epidemic or pandemic
vaccinations
Name of specific condition, e.g. obesity, measles, or diabetes

Use quotation marks to limit results to exact phrases. You can also add in geographic keywords like "Alexandria, VA," or "Northern Virginia," or "Washington, DC," but be aware that doing so may limit your search too much.

March Library databases to search:

ABC-Clio Issues
This database helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy, providing authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on today's most important issues.
Access World News Research Collection
Provides primary sources from thousands of global sources including content in 15 languages, including Spanish. Key word searching and suggested searches support critical thinking and classroom activities. This resource brings real world events to classroom learning. Includes access to the Alexandria Gazette Packet from 2002-present.
Gale in Context: Global Issues
This database offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.
ProQuest Global Newsstream
Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s. Full text coverage of Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.This product provides one of the largest collections of news from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.
Statista
Categorized into over 20 market sectors, Statista provides business customers, researchers, and the academic community with direct access to relevant quantitative facts on media, finance, politics, and many more areas of interest.

Local Government Sources

How to Contact your Elected Officials

Local Media

Alexandria/Arlington:

Alexandria Gazette Packet (also indexed in Access World News)
Alexandria Times
Alexandria Living
Patch: Old Town Alexandria, VA
SunGazette (Arlington/Fairfax)
ARLnow (also indexed in Access World News)
ALXnow (also indexed in Access World News)
Arlington Magazine
Inside NoVa (Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, Culpeper, Fauquier and Loudoun counties)
WTOP News - Alexandria VA

Washington, DC:

The Washington Post (indexed in ProQuest Global Newsstream)
The Washington Times (also indexed in Access World News)
The Eagle (American University paper; also indexed in Access World News)
Washington City Paper
Washingtonian
WETA (PBS affiliate and Public Radio station)
WJLA (ABC affiliate)
WRC (NBC affiilate)
WTTG (Fox affiliate)
WUSA (CBS affiliate)
WAMU (American University Public Radio)
WTOP (News radio)

Organizations

Alexandria Health Department
Alexandria Police Department
Metropolitan Police Washington DC
Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets
Northern Virginia For Safe Streets (NoVAFSS) brings the community together to create safe streets for all people to walk and bike, by telling impact stories, educating the general public, and educating policymakers about policies and investments that eliminate traffic-related fatalities and injuries in our city. Find out more about our chapters and how you can help make streets safe in Northern Virginia.
Northern Virginia Emergency Response System
The Northern Virginia Emergency Response System (NVERS) supports regional collaboration and capacity building in all facets of emergency preparedness within Northern Virginia.
Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria
The goal of the Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria is to improve the health and well-being of everyone who lives, works and plays in Alexandria. This goal is achieved by facilitating and supporting community action to address Alexandria’s Community Health Improvement Plan’s priorities.
Washington, DC Health Department