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SOC W 522

Advanced Standing Preparation for Advanced Professional Practice. Library Resources.

Policy & Legal: regulations, reports, statistics, etc.

ProQuest Congressional UW restricted: login required from off-campus
Congressional publications, including hearings, prints, and reports. Legislative histories, member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, and financial data.

CQHealthBeat UW restricted: login required from off-campus
UW users can view 'Afternoon briefing email' and 'Morning update email'. Provides key health policy developments on Capitol Hill, and in agencies including CMS, NIH, CDC and AHRQ.

Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
A compilation of all permanent laws in force in Washington State.


Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Non-partisan research and policy institute working on federal and state fiscal policies and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income Americans.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Government website related to social policies.

Social Work Policy Institute
SWPI examines issues that relate to the work of social workers.

Health Affairs - Health Policy Briefs
Journal about health care and policy, contains a section on policy briefs.


American Fact Finder
census.gov starting point for data on social, political, and economic organization of the U.S.

Data-Planet
Interactive database allows you to create tables, maps, and figures from a variety of licensed and public data sources.

Social Explorer
Demographic data, maps, tables and profile reports from the US Census and other sources.