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Compare And Contrast Sources Of Health Information For Reliability.

Evaluating Health Information on the Internet
Purpose: Compare and contrast sources of health information for reliability.

Points: 15
Instructions:

Directions: PART A

1. Complete this tutorial from the National Library of Medicine. You may need to watch it more than once.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html

2. Review each of the health information sites.

3. Using the scoring key below, indicate the extent to which each site meets the criteria for a credible source of health information. In the “Documentation” column, write what about the sites lead you to your conclusion. Type, or write, your answers into this document.

Scoring Key

4: Meets all criteria

3: Meets most criteria

2: Meets some criteria

1: Doesn’t meet criteria

Be careful about reading health books.

You may die of a misprint.

-- Mark Twain

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Site #1:

http://bestcoloncleansesecrets.com/

Scoring

Criteria

4

3

2

1

Documentation

EXAMPLE:

Quality

x

The date of the last posting was 2001

1. Provider

· Run by experts in the field

· Clearly stated purpose

· Contact information provided

2. Funding

· Doesn’t favor sponsor

· Ads are clearly labeled

· Ads are separate from the article/information

3. Quality

· Editorial policy available

· Expert source of data

· Current

· References posted

· No product claims

4. Privacy

· Personal information not requested.

· If requested, states how used

Site #2:

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/zinc-lozenges-cold-remedy?page=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%202

Scoring

Criteria

4

3

2

1

Documentation

EXAMPLE:

Quality

x

The date of the last posting was 2001

1. Provider

· Run by experts in the field

· Clearly stated purpose

· Contact information provided

2. Funding

· Doesn’t favor sponsor

· Ads are clearly labeled

· Ads are separate from the article/information

3. Quality

· Editorial policy available

· Expert source of data

· Current

· References posted

· No product claims

4. Privacy

· Personal information not requested.

· If requested, states how used

Directions: PART B

1. Select a health topic of your choosing.

2. Search the Internet for one source of information about the topic.

3. Complete the table below, making sure to include the URL for the source of information you reviewed.

URL:

Scoring

Criteria

4

3

2

1

Documentation

EXAMPLE:

Quality

x

The date of the last posting was 2001

1. Provider

· Run by experts in the field

· Clearly stated purpose

· Contact information provided

2. Funding

· Doesn’t favor sponsor

· Ads are clearly labeled

· Ads are separate from the article/information

3. Quality

· Editorial policy available

· Expert source of data

· Current

· References posted

· No product claims

4. Privacy

· Personal information not requested.

· If requested, states how used