Is Your WebLitLegit? Helping 87 Discern Health Information Truth from Trash on the Internet

WebLitLegit aims to teach 87 to obtain reliable, usable health information from the Internet. Specifically, our project team, in collaboration with 87, will develop a workshop to teach 87 how to: 1 Locate reliable health information found on the Internet; 2 Evaluate and distinguish reliable from unreliable health information on the Internet; 3 Effectively use information resources in the context of their own needs or the needs of their peers to make decisions about their health; and 4 Utilize AskMe3, a health care communication technique, to ensure they obtain relevant and needed information from 126s. To bring the WebLitLegit workshop to where 87 are and build sustainability, we will partner with the community, including libraries, schools, Boys and Girls Club, museums and other youth serving venues in the DFW area. Named partners include: Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Research and Learning Center, Cook 86's, South Garland High School, 86's Health, and Denton Public Libraries.