HLTH 1050 has the SLCC General Education Global/International Learning designation. This is why the course often requires you to consider its subject matter through an international lens. To meet this criterion for the research-based assignments, your articles must have some element from a non-U.S. country. It might:

• Focus on a non-U.S. country or countries
• Compare multiple countries (may include the U.S.)
• Take a global or worldwide perspective
• Conduct a study using non-U.S. participants
• Have non-U.S. authors

Check out these tips to make finding articles with an international component easier. None of these strategies are foolproof. You will likely need to experiment with using more than one of these tips to find a source. If you are employing these strategies and are still having a difficult time finding an appropriate source, please don't hesitate to reach out to your professor or a SLCC librarian.

Tip #1: Use OneSearch's "Geography" limiter.

After doing your initial keyword search in OneSearch, scroll down until you see the "Geography" option on the left side of the screen. Open the drop down menu and select "Show More." Select every option except for the United States or individual state names (i.e. Europe, Mexico, Egypt, NOT United States or California). Select "Update."

Tip #2: Add more keywords to your search terms

After your keywords, add additional terms to help draw out internationally focused articles. Try a combination of terms like: 

• global OR international OR worldwide
  • Remember, the "OR"s mean OneSearch will look for results with any of those words but not all.
• [keywords] AND [specific country's name]
  • This works well if you have a specific country in mind (e.g. cannabis legalization AND Canada).
• [keywords] NOT "United States"
  • Remember, the "NOT" means OneSearch will find results without that term and the quotations will search for the country's name as phrase (the two words together). This strategy may help filter out search results focusing on the U.S.

Tip #3: Look at the authors (and not just for credibility). 

After you've found a promising article, look closely at the authors. On most scholarly journal articles, the authors' institutions and/or professional positions are listed. Ask yourself: "Are the authors listed as belonging to an international university or research institution?" 

Tip #4: Slow down!

Before you open an article, check if another country or region is mentioned in its title. Take time to read or skim the abstract or the methods section of a paper before 100% deciding to use it. See if they mention where the study took place or the nationality of the study participants. Try multiple search terms and strategies. You might not find an article which meets all of the assignment's criteria on the first page of results. That's okay. 

These example articles meet all three criteria for HLTH 1050 appropriate sources.

• Arli, Denni, et al. “Exploring the Impact of Self-Construal and Cultural Intelligence on Alcohol Consumption: Implications for Social Marketing.” International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing, vol. 21, no. 4, Nov. 2016, pp. 269-285. Business Source Premier, https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.1559.
• Nix, Justin, et al. “The Use of Social Media by Alleged Members of Mexican Cartels and Affiliated Drug Trafficking Organizations.” Journal of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, vol. 13, no. 3, Sept. 2016, pp. 395-418. Complementary Index, https://doi.org/10.1515/jhsem-2015-0084.
• White, Daniel Linn. “International Drug Reform: Medicalised Harm Reduction, Cannabis and the Global Legislative Reality.” Journal of Drug Policy Analysis, vol. 11, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 1-6. Academic Search Ultimate, https://doi.org/10.1515/jdpa-2018-0002.