Health Information Checklist

When researching information on websites, there are many credentials that should be looked at. Credentials can include looking up the author names, checking the validation of the information, looking at dates and researching the articles published. By studying the topic of nutrition, there are thousands of websites out on the web with numerous amounts of information on them. Nutrition is a very detailed topic, and readers have to be careful on what they are reading in the fact of the information being true. To show the process of evaluating websites, I have picked two different websites that are paired together. The first one was for the company called JuicePlus, and the other was title EatRight by the Academy of Dietics.

Caveat lector is a Latin phrase meaning, “let the reader beware.” Health information on the internet is growing at an alarming rate. However, some information on the internet is not accurate or current, and unfortunately, many web sites regarding healthcare offer misleading, incomplete, and incorrect information. Many consumers do not have the knowledge to judge and evaluate the quality of online information. This paper aims to discuss how the website WebMD presents information to readers. It will evaluate WebMD according to its source, where was the source obtained; type of funding, is it commercially funded or private; the validity and quality, how valid is the information and can it be verified; and privacy, is your personal information

The objective of this study is to identify and evaluate a health-related website within the domain indicated as heart.org or heart.gov. This study will provide empirical evidence to support the website as a credible source for inclusion in a scholarly assignment.

In this paper, I have chosen a health-related website and evaluated its credibility. The search engine used to locate the domain, mayoclinic.org, was Google. The specific web address is http://mayoclinic.org. Mayo Clinic is a healthcare organization centered on patient care. It offers locations in Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota. Mayoclinic.org is a website based from the organization, Mayo Clinic, which offers a wealth of health-related information on medicine, occupational health, health promotion, and disease management. The purpose of

While it does not have an author. The information comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which not only is a government agency but it also is the leading agency on research and prevention of deaths.

I believe this site to be a valid one because there is an ample amount of credibility with the standards that they follow and the information is provided by the expertise of many different types of physicians. I really can’t say enough about this site.

Privacy is something that most people believe is not possible on the internet, but with the correct knowledge it can be possible. In Nicholas Carr’s essay “Tracking Is an Assault on Liberty”, he states that “It is very easy to find information about people on the internet, even private things that people don’t expect others to be able to see” (538). People don’t realize that what they do online can affect their personal lives such as their credit score, the ads that are recommended to them, and even the cookies in their computer. While Carr may have great points, he may not have considered the ways people do have privacy. There are some ways to protect browsing, people just need to know how. Most browsers have a mode that allows people to visit sites without being tracked. There’s no history, and no cookies.

Angina Pectoris is a disorder described by episodes of pain when the supply of oxygen to the heart is inadequate to meet the needs of the heart (Bruyninckx 2011). Hypoxia can be the result of three types of cardiac stressors:

WebMD has created an organization that we believe fulfills the promise of health information on the Internet. We provide credible information, supportive communities, as well as in-depth reference material about health subjects that matter to individuals. We are a source for original as well as timely health information as well as material from well-known content providers.

When researching anything pertaining to disease, environmental health, local issues due to natural disaster or pandemics, and precautions to take to protect yourself from diseases and/ or disaster, etc. the CDC is a great source to gain any of this information. The CDC's goal is to protect and inform people with the most up to date information and is used by many, including, Doctors offices, hospitals, and educators. Taking into consideration this is a credible, government owned site, and is scientifically backed up, by well educated Doctors and Scientists I will always use the

The website is clearly marked that it is sponsored by BJC Children’s Hospital in St. Louis and it has their logo at the top of the page. The name of the website is “Childrens MD” and has description of the contributors as all doctor (most MDs and a few PhDs) who are also mothers. There is a list of contributors or authors of the articles with their picture and their profession specialties and affiliations with BJC Children’s Hospital and other hospitals and universities. It has an address, phone number and email address to contact BJC Children’s Hospital in St Louis.

Determining the credibility of a website starts with tools that can be used to evaluate the site. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) offers information defining how to evaluate websites credibility. Key factors such as; “Who runs and pays for the website, what the website’s purpose is, Where did the information on the site come from and how is

Dr. Brenda Fitzegerald is lead representative of the CDC website. This site is a tax based federal government website and managed by Department of Health and Human Services.

The second website that I discovered was from the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, which I got off the website https://www.mayoclinic.org

An important question to ask yourself when determining the reliability of a website is who is responsible for and contributes to the articles? In this case, the website is an online version of a popular magazine, Vegetarian Times, providing useful information, recipes and videos with the goal of being considered a trusted resource for those drawn to the vegetarian lifestyle. They do this by staffing a Dr., a