Aim: How do you find reliable health information on the internet?

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Aim How do you find reliable health information
on the internet?
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Where did the information come from?

• Who wrote it?
• If not written by a health care prof., was it
  reviewed by a dr. or medical expert?
• If info. contains stats, do the numbers come from
  a reliable source?
• Does something on the website appear to be
  someone's opinion?

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How recent is the information?

• Health information and research constantly
  changes. Make sure the site is up to date.
• Check the bottom of the web page to see the date.
• If page hasnt been reviewed in the last year,
  look for more up to date info.

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Who is responsible?

• Click the About us or About this site link.
• Websites published by organizations
• .gov- US govt
• .org- non for profit organization
• .edu- college or university
• Beware of .coms, although some can be reliable.

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Where to find Health info?

• MEDLINEPlus-http//www.medlineplus.gov
• Produced by the national library of medicine
• Healthfinder-http//www.healthfinder.gov
• Produced by the US dept. of Health and Human Svcs.

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MLA Top Health related sites

• Cancer.gov (http//www.cancer.gov/)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  (http//www.cdc.gov/),
• familydoctor.org (http//familydoctor.org/)
• HIV InSite (http//hivinsite.ucsf.edu/)
• Kidshealth (http//www.kidshealth.org/)
• MayoClinic (http//www.mayoclinic.com/)
• Medem (http//www.medem.com/)
• NOAH New York Online Access to Health
  (http//www.noah-health.org/)