Health Education 208: Multicultural Health: Cuesta Library Search

One Search makes it easy to find books, journal and magazine articles, eBooks, videos and streaming media from a single search box, with one list of results and options for refining them.

Getting Started

• Go to the Cuesta Library's One Search box on the Library Home Page or myCuesta (under Resources tab)
• Type in any keyword or phrase and choose the Search icon or Enter key on your keyboard
• For the broadest results, do not change the default search (Everything)

Understanding Your Results

• Your results are sorted by relevance to your search term(s)
• The results list contains books, articles, and videos 
• Each entry on your results list includes the title, author, date, and type of source
• Items available online in their entirety say Available Online through Cuesta College

To find print books

• Find the location, call number, and availability of the book at the end of the entry
• Write down the call number to find it on the library shelves

To find articles

• Click on the title of the article
• Click on the database title under the heading "View Online"
• Choose the PDF full text link

The following books will be very useful for this class. Some of the topics covered are: overview (reasons for migration, educational status), family roles, diseases/health conditions, communication, nutrition, high-risk behaviors, pregnancy/childbearing, death rituals, spirituality, health-care practices, and health-care providers.

Click on the links to view the eBooks, or use the call numbers to find the books in the library.

Note: These are different editions of the same book, but cover some different cultural groups.

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