Tips to find the resources you need
You can find resources using one or more categories (Health topics, Age, Populations, Select geographical areas, Setting, Additional resources), and one or more topics in each category.
The number of boxes you check will affect how many results you get.
- Checking boxes in more than one category will narrow your results.
- Checking more than one topic within the SAME category will broaden your results (see examples below).
For best results, just check one main category at first (a specific health topic, population, age group, location, or setting). If you then need to narrow the results, check another topic from a different category.
Geographical area searches
- Checking “Boston” will show resources that have Boston-specific information.
- Checking ‘Boston” and “Massachusetts” will show resources that have Boston-specific information AND resources that have Massachusetts-specific information.
Too few results
If your results show too few resources or not what you’re looking for, try broader topics (“Cancer” instead of a specific type of cancer), or pick ONE main interest (“Children” or “Faith-based” setting) instead of multiple topics across categories. You could also try checking multiple topics WITHIN a category you’re interested in. For example:
Health topics
- HPV
- Mental health
- Other health topic
This will give you:
All resources related to HPV
AND
All resources related to mental health
AND
All resources that have to do with a health topic not listed
Too many results
If your results show too many resources, narrow the results by checking items under multiple categories. The more categories you check, the narrower (smaller) the results will be. For example:
Health topics
- HPV
Populations
- Black, non-Hispanic
- Brazilian
This will give you:
All resources related to HPV in the Black, non-Hispanic community
AND
All resources related to HPV in the Brazilian community
Adding more categories will further narrow your results. For example:
Health topics
- HPV
Populations
- Black, non-Hispanic
- Brazilian
Select geographical area
- Massachusetts
This will give you:
All resources related to HPV in the Black, non-Hispanic community in Massachusetts
AND
All resources related to HPV in the Brazilian community in Massachusetts