Lesson 7 sections:
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Go to MedlinePlus
– Evaluating Health Information for a list of sites
that offer tips on how to evaluate health information. The
National Library of Medicine, the primary U.S. government
organization for research on evaluating health information,
created this site for the purpose of informing consumers.
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| Go to Health on the Net Foundation to see the HONcode
set of principles for medical and health Web sites. This
foundation has defined a set of rules to promote basic ethical
standards in the presentation of medical and health information
and to make sure readers know the source and purpose of the
information. If the HONcode symbol appears on a health Web
site, it indicates the site conforms to these rules.
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| Go to Quackwatch
to learn about health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.
Created and maintained by Dr. Stephen Barrett, the site focuses
on improving the quality of health information and attacking
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Objectives
