There is not a single agreed upon citation style used across the entire Public Health discipline. Many journals in the field require the use of a signature house style. Two widely used styles include AMA (American Medical Association), particularly by more quantitative/statistical subfields, or APA (American Psychological Association), more common in the qualitative/social science-related subfields. Below are some resources for creating citations in AMA or APA format. Feel free to reach out for assistance with citation styles! 

• Collins Library Quick Guides:
  • APA Style
  • AMA Style 

The Center for Writing & Learning (CWL), located in Howarth 109, offers students opportunities to get help on all aspects of the writing process.  Services include:

• Writing Advisors who are selected through a rigorous application process and who are specially trained to help students get started on a paper, organize their thoughts, or improve their editing skills.
• Peer Tutors in a wide range of subjects who are nominated by professors in their disciplines and who are specially trained to help students individually or in small groups.
• Language Partners who work with multilingual students to help them navigate the conventions and quirks of academic English writing.
• Academic Consultants who are specially trained to help students improve their time management skills, organization, study skills, and test-taking strategies.

Sound Writing is the official writing handbook on campus, written by student writing advisors and specifically tailored to the needs of Puget Sound students and their faculty.

In addition to supporting the development of successful academic writing skills, Sound Writing also includes sections on research methods, writing in the disciplines, and more.

Sound Writing provides help with three citation styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago (notes & bibliography).

Current Edition: 2020