IST 360 Global Health: COVID-19 in Context: Useful keywords

Appropriate keywords - the key to successful searches

When searching for information to complete the 4 stages of the Country Expert portfolio, identifying appropriate keywords is essential. Here are some suggestions.

Terms related to a country's response to COVID-19

• international public health response
• global public health response
• public policy response
• policy response
• pandemic response protocol
• epidemiological study
• epidemiological response
• any/all these terms combined with the name of your country

Names of recent past epidemics and pandemics

• H1N1 (or A(H1N1 or A/H1N1)
• H1N2 (or Novel porcine H1N2 virus or swine flu)
• SARS
• MERS CoV
• AIDS/HIV
• Cholera
• Yellow fever
• Dengue Fever
• Zika virus
• Avian influenza
• Ebola
• Hand, foot and mouth disease

If you view this video on YouTube (https://youtu.be/MVQuaiJ_hWo), you will find time stamps/descriptions in the video description to help you skip to the parts of the video you will find most helpful for your individual research needs. I recommend everyone watch at least the portions on how to use World News Digest, the health websites and Think Tank search, which will be your most valuable research tools.