Evaluating Health Related Web Pages
Why Evaluate Web Sites?Did you know????
"Two out of three teenagers who use the Internet search for health-related topics, and one in four say they get "a lot" of information online, according to Generation Rx.com, a national survey conducted recently by the Kaiser Family Foundation."
"Almost 40 percent of teens say they changed their behavior because of content found on the Web, but only 29 percent say they checked the sources of the information they found."
"Students must be taught to beware of using online content as a substitute for medical care from physicians, and know that some sites—especially those that require registration—are criticized for collecting and selling personal data and sending unsolicited product e-mail to visitors."
Dyrli,Odvard Egil. "Students need to become well-informed consumers of online health resources". District Administration. Online. Available http://www.districtadministration.com/
Learn How to Evaluate Web PagesUse this site to learn how to tell if a web page is dependable. Be sure to take the Quiz and understand why your answers are right or wrong.
Be a wise consumer of health information. Don't be fooled by quacks and con-artists. Use this site to learn how to evaluate the information you read on the web.
Use your Evaluation Skills to Rate These Health Sites
Work in teams to evaluate the following sources, using your Evaluation Checklist. You will be reporting to the whole group. Be ready to list the websites in order from best to worst, & to tell which sites are dependable & which sites we should stay away from and why.
This page created 09/12/01 - updated on 03/18/02
