Public Health Nursing

How to Find Health Information on the Web

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A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
Medical Library Association
This guide, hosted by the Medical Library Association (MLA), discusses how to find and evaluate health-related websites on the Internet. It also provides a list of health websites recommended by the MLA.

Finding Information on the Net from Berkeley
A tutorial based on the Internet Workshops from UC Berkeley.

Finding Reliable Health Information Online
National Human Genome Research Institute
Created by the National Human Genome Research Institute, this website offers tips for finding scientific and medical literature through the Internet. It includes a list of Internet resources used for locating scientific and medical literature.

How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet: Questions and Answers
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute created this fact sheet to "help people decide whether the health information they find on the Internet or receive via e-mail from a website is likely to be reliable." It includes questions to ask when evaluating a health-related website.

Nothing but 'Net: An Internet Search Guide for Health Professionals
J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri-Columbia
Nothing but 'Net is a thorough guide on how to find health information through the Internet. It introduces different avenues available for finding health-related information as well as strategies for searching for and evaluating websites.

MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
Medline Plus
MedlinePlus' guide offers eight straight-forward strategies to use when evaluating health information on the Web.

Online Health Information: Can You Trust It?
National Institute on Aging
This website, hosted by the National Institute of Aging, provides a list of questions to ask when determining whether you are looking at credible health-related website. It also includes a list of other websites that can help you identify good health information on the Internet.

Tips for Health Surfing Online
Internet Healthcare Coalition
This website, hosted by the Internet Healthcare Coalition, offers basic tips to follow when evaluating the reliability of online health information.

 


Last Updated: March 2, 2006.
For questions or comments about this page, please contact Dolores Judkins, judkinsd@ohsu.edu.