With today's internet, there is a lot health care information at our finger tips. We can educate ourselves with the information provided on trust worthy web sites, but there are some sites that are filled with bad information, are only out to sell us a product, or are just plain scams. Here are some tips to help you find web sites you can trust:
-Try to find out who made the web site. This information can usually be found at the very bottom of the page. Is it made by a trust worthy medical group or government department? Look at the web address in the bar at the top of the screen. The web site addresses for trust worthy sources often end in .org or .gov .
-Does the web site try to sell you a product? Does it make promises that are too good to be true? If so, the web site is probably not trust worthy.
-Is the information current? Look at the bottom of the website. Does it list a recent date of review?
-After you read health care information online, always discuss it with your doctor. He or she can help you be sure that the information you have found is trust worthy.
-For a list of common trust worthy web sites with helpful health care information, follow this link to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
-Try to find out who made the web site. This information can usually be found at the very bottom of the page. Is it made by a trust worthy medical group or government department? Look at the web address in the bar at the top of the screen. The web site addresses for trust worthy sources often end in .org or .gov .
-Does the web site try to sell you a product? Does it make promises that are too good to be true? If so, the web site is probably not trust worthy.
-Is the information current? Look at the bottom of the website. Does it list a recent date of review?
-After you read health care information online, always discuss it with your doctor. He or she can help you be sure that the information you have found is trust worthy.
-For a list of common trust worthy web sites with helpful health care information, follow this link to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. (2018). Finding and evaluating online resources. Retrieved from https://nccih.nih.gov/health/webresources
