Criteria for Selecting a Quality Website

In today’s day and age, there are endless amounts of health information on the internet. When selecting a website to gather health information from it is very important to consider the following criteria before taking the new knowledge that you have gained to heart.

First, it is essential to know who runs the site or who created the app, and then you can decide for yourself if you feel that you can trust the information they give. Second, it is crucial to know what the site is promising or offering. If the claims seem too good to be true, they probably are. Third, when was the information written or reviewed, you want to work with the most up to date information. Fourth, where did this information come from, has research backed it? Lastly, why does this website exist? Are they selling something? If they are, that might not reflect the best information

Do some research and use the list of criteria above to find the most accurate information out there. Also, below are some credible websites that meet the requirements and have great information that can be helpful! Good luck researching!

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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (2019) Finding and evaluating online resources. Retrieved from https://nccih.nih.gov/health/webresources