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 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
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