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Is the World Wide Web Health Awards? The World Wide Web Health Awards is a program that recognizes the best Web-based health-related content for consumers and professionals. The program is held twice a year — spring/summer and fall/winter — with the goal of providing a "seal of quality" for electronic health information. Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit awards are presented and winners are permitted to use the awards program winner's logo(s) on their Web sites and in their promotional materials. The awards program entry fee is $52.00 per entry. Who Organizes the World Wide Web Health Awards? The World Wide Web Health Awards is organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials. This Web-based health awards is an extension of the HIRC's 14-year old National Health Information Awards (NHIA), the largest program of its kind in the United States. There were nearly 1,000 entries in this year's National Health Information Awards from hundreds of organizations. How Will Web Sites Be Judged? A panel of international health information and Internet experts will judge entries based on accuracy, success in reaching the targeted audience and overall quality. To ensure equal review of all sites at the same time, judges will review all entries during a five to six week period. All judge's decisions are final, and kept confidential. Note: Only English language sites will be accepted. Future awards programs may include entries in other languages. |
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Will the Winners Receive? Award winners receive either a Gold, Silver, Bronze or Merit certificate, and use of the winner's logo for their Web sites and promotional materials. There are also five special awards for: Best Graphic Design; Best Site Structure and Navigation; Best Interactive Site; Most Innovative Site; Best E-Commerce Site and Best of Show. Winning sites will be posted with site links. How Can I Enter? Just fill out the World Wide Web Health Awards entry form and fax or mail it to us. To have your name added to the WWW Health Awards mailing list, please e-mail the Health Information Resource Center. "About 40% of all Internet searches are for medical information." USA Today "Much of the (health) information out there is useful; but plenty — especially on the Internet — requires more research, or is a veiled sales pitch, or may be snake oil." American Medical News "Computers and the Internet have the potential to make medicine far more effective." Associated Press Report "Since anyone can publish a Web site, there are no quality controls governing on-line medical advice." Wall Street Journal |