Research Toolbox: Children/Youth, Media, and Health Databases

Looking for freely available, comprehensive, bibliographic databases on the topics of media literacy, media, children, and health? Explore these four databases:

• The Center on Media and Child Health's Database of Research, Children's Hospital, Boston

The Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) offers a comprehensive online database of peer-reviewed  research on media and child health.

• IZI-Datenbank, International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television, Germany

The International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI) offers an extensive reference database on children's, youth, and educational television. The database contains citations in several languages, including English, German, and French.

• Biblioteca Virtual da Saude: ADOLESC-Adolescent Health, Brazil

ADOLEC is a comprehensive and international bibliographic database on the topics of adolescents, youth, and health. The database contains bibliographic citations from peer-reviewed journal articles, theses, books, conferences, and government publications. The database contains citations in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

• Media Literacy Database, International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media, Sweden

The Media Literacy Database is a tool for scholars, academics, teachers and experts looking for information and practical examples of media literacy initiatives anywhere in the world. You will find useful links to ongoing research projects, publications, relevant organizations, regulations, awareness raising efforts and examples of children's own media production.