Class One: Finding Online Health Information: Evaluation: Too Good

Evaluation Criteria: Too Good To Be True?

You might encounter a web site that states that following its program or buying its products will solve all of your health related problems. Most likely, these claims are too good to be true. If you come across a website like this, use the guidelines that are in this module to evaluate it - Who developed the website? Why did they develop it? How is content reviewed before its added? How often is the information on the web site updated? TIP: Get a second opinion - check out other web sites. Now, lets practice using the questions from this tutorial in Practice Two.