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Evaluating Health Information

Why do I need to evaluate health information?

Health information is easy to find. But finding reliable health information takes a little effort. Some of the health information you get from newspapers, magazines, books, TV, the Internet, and social media is up to date and trustworthy. But some is not. That's why it's important to evaluate health information for yourself.

But how can you tell the good from the bad? There are two key steps:

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  1. Evaluating Health Information (National Library of Medicine)  
    Why do I need to evaluate health information? Health information is easy to find. But finding reliable health information takes a little effort. Some ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/evaluatinghealthinformation.html - Health Topics
  2. Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine Interactive Tutorial From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... this page: https://medlineplus.gov/webeval/webeval.html Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine ... this tutorial on our Web site or download Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial (PDF, 3.6 MB). You can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/webeval/webeval.html - Videos
  3. Evaluating Internet Health Information: Conclusion—Part 2 of 2 
    ... Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial Introduction Provider and Purpose Information Quality Privacy ... good health information, visit the MedlinePlus page on Evaluating Health Information . It tells you what types of websites are generally trustworthy. It also includes tips for evaluating health stories in the news and books about ...
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  4. Evaluating Internet Health Information: Provider and Purpose—Part 1 of 6 
    ... Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial Introduction Provider and Purpose Information Quality Privacy Conclusion The first step to evaluating internet health information is to find out who is managing the ...
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  5. Evaluating Internet Health Information: Information Quality—Part 4 of 4 
    ... Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial Introduction Provider and Purpose Information Quality Privacy Conclusion Here are a few more tips for evaluating the quality of health information: Look at the general tone of the information. ...
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  6. Evaluating Internet Health Information: Provider and Purpose—Part 6 of 6 
    ... Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial Introduction Provider and Purpose Information Quality Privacy ... interested in promoting a product or offering actual health information. Next, let's look at evaluating information quality. About MedlinePlus What's New Site Map ...
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  7. MedlinePlus Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial 
    ... good health information, visit the MedlinePlus page on Evaluating Health Information. It tells you what types of websites are ...
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  8. Evaluating Internet Health Information: Introduction 
    ... Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial Introduction Provider and Purpose Information Quality Privacy ...
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  9. Evaluating Internet Health Information: Information Quality—Part 1 of 4 
    ... Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial Introduction Provider and Purpose Information Quality Privacy ...
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  10. Evaluating Internet Health Information: Privacy—Part 1 of 3 
    ... Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial Introduction Provider and Purpose Information Quality Privacy ...
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