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A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web 
Millions of Americans search for health information on the Web every year. Whether the health information is needed for personal reasons or for a loved one, millions of health-related Web pages are vi... Details >
Cancer Information: Where To Find Help
This booklet contains listings of organizations that provide information on preventing, treating and living with cancer.... Details >
Cancer: What Does That Newspaper Article Really Say?
Newspapers often publish summaries of recent medical studies that claim to have found new ways to lower your risk for cancer. You need to know if this information is accurate. Learning how to analyze ... Details >
Finding Care: Getting Trusted Medical Information
This page links to resource materials from other organizations on getting trusted medical information. Links cover finding quality health care, quick checks for quality health care, and more.... Details >
Finding Health Information Online
As health care consumers, we must decide which information is good based on common sense, sound judgment, and some general guidelines. That can be hard. The American Association of Retired Persons giv... Details >
Finding Quality Information: Guide to Health Care Quality
Today, you can find a great deal of information about health care quality, both online and in print. This page discusses tools on finding quality information, including report cards, accreditation, an... Details >
Guide to Health Care Quality: How to Know It When You See It
This guide is designed to help you get quality health care, stay healthy, and recover faster when you become sick. Tips are provided to help you be active in making decisions about your health care. ... Details >
Health On the Net Foundation Code of Conduct for Medical and Health Web Sites
The HONcode Principles evolved from discussions with Webmasters, patient support groups and medical professionals in several countries. Website displaying the HONcode logo are expected to honor thes... Details >
healthfinder.gov Selection Policy for Health Web Sites
healthfinder® is a gateway consumer health information Web site from the United States government. The goal of the Web site is to improve consumer access to selected health information from government... Details >
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet
Millions of consumers are using the Internet to get health information. And thousands of Web sites are offering health information. Some of those sites are reliable and up-to-date; some are not. This ... Details >