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Running Head: EVALUATING INTERNET HEALTH INFORMATION
Four Steps to Evaluate for Website Credibility
Phyllis N. Riggins
Chamberlain College of Nursing
4 STEPS TO FINDING THE RIGHT SITE
Check all that apply
Provider
Who is in charge of the Website?
Why are they providing the site?
Can you contact them?
Funding
Where does the money to support the site come from?
Does the site have advertisements? Are they labeled?
Quality
Where does the information on the site come from?
How is content selected?
Do Experts review the information that goes on the site?
Is it up-to-date?
Privacy
Does the site ask for personal information?
Do they tell you how it will be used?
Are you comfortable with how it will be used?
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EVALUATING INTERNET HEALTH INFORMATION
Mr. Jones is a newly diagnosed diabetic and has come to the clinic today for a follow up visit after being hospitalized for a week. He is eager to learn as much about diabetes as possible. Mr. Jones has used his computer to find information on diabetes but found that there is so much information available and want to know how to tell if the information is accurate. As Mr. Jones is waiting for the doctor, we go over a handout on finding credible medical websites.
We began by comparing two websites one that is credible and one that isn’t. With the checklist in hand we began.
First who is the provider or who’s in charge of the website. This can be found by scrolling down to the bottom of the page under about us. From this you should be able to tell the purpose of the site and who runs the site. Always look for medical personnel. Check to see if you can contact the site owners by email, address, or phone. Missing information can be important clues to the website credibility. If the site is sponsored by a particular product, then the site might favor that company and its products. If the site has advertisements, it should be clearly labeled and...
Four Steps to Evaluate for Website Credibility
Phyllis N. Riggins
Chamberlain College of Nursing
4 STEPS TO FINDING THE RIGHT SITE
Check all that apply
Provider
Who is in charge of the Website?
Why are they providing the site?
Can you contact them?
Funding
Where does the money to support the site come from?
Does the site have advertisements? Are they labeled?
Quality
Where does the information on the site come from?
How is content selected?
Do Experts review the information that goes on the site?
Is it up-to-date?
Privacy
Does the site ask for personal information?
Do they tell you how it will be used?
Are you comfortable with how it will be used?
1
EVALUATING INTERNET HEALTH INFORMATION
Mr. Jones is a newly diagnosed diabetic and has come to the clinic today for a follow up visit after being hospitalized for a week. He is eager to learn as much about diabetes as possible. Mr. Jones has used his computer to find information on diabetes but found that there is so much information available and want to know how to tell if the information is accurate. As Mr. Jones is waiting for the doctor, we go over a handout on finding credible medical websites.
We began by comparing two websites one that is credible and one that isn’t. With the checklist in hand we began.
First who is the provider or who’s in charge of the website. This can be found by scrolling down to the bottom of the page under about us. From this you should be able to tell the purpose of the site and who runs the site. Always look for medical personnel. Check to see if you can contact the site owners by email, address, or phone. Missing information can be important clues to the website credibility. If the site is sponsored by a particular product, then the site might favor that company and its products. If the site has advertisements, it should be clearly labeled and...