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Please I need someone to do this question. Please use from the resources I uploaded. The class is Health Promotion.
Application
Instructions
Application: Evaluating Online Health Information
The Internet is a wonderful resource for health information; however, how can the reader determine if the
information is accurate and unbiased? For this week's Application Assignment, choose a health
information issue with recommended treatment choices from an online source. Examples include (but are
not limited to) treatments for high blood pressure, gastrointestinal problems, head aches, etc.
Using the article, "Evaluating Health Web Sites for Research and Practice" (Wilkas, 2002), evaluate the
web site (e.g.
http://www.webmd.com/
) you have selected on your health topic of choice. In a
2
page
essay, discuss the credibility of your web site, specifically addressing the following criteria:
Name of website and URL
Authority:
Can you easily identify who is responsible for the web site/information? If
so, what are the author or group/s' credentials and affiliations listed?
Objectivity:
Is the web site sponsored by an interest group, corporation, or advertiser
that might sway the objectivity of the content? Does the language and tone used seemed biased? How
much commercial advertising is on the page, and is the web site creator easily identified? Are contrasting
points of view presented, or does the information seem all one-sided?
Coverage/comprehensiveness/uniqueness:
Compared to other web sites that relate to
this topic, does this web site cover the issue in great depth? Does the web site add to anything new to the
body of knowledge and to what already exists on the Internet? Does the site present the information for a
particular audience? To whom and how do you know? Are there any unique features on the web site?
Accuracy:
Are there any misspellings or typographical errors visible that may cause
you to question the reliability of the information? Does the information provided appear to be current and
accurate? Is there a date listed anywhere on the web site that indicates when the site was
published/updated? Are statements supported by facts and references or sources listed? Do these
sources/references appear timely (within the last ten years) and from peer-reviewed or scholarly sources?
Are there
working
web links on the web site?
Quality of Writing and Layout:
Is the text on the page easily read? Is the content
well-written? Are the language and vocabulary used suited for a general audience or is the language
technical and difficult? Are there different language versions of the web site available? Are there subtitles
and headers used to organize the content? Is navigation from page to page easy? Is there a search
mechanism on the site where one could type in key words or topics to find specific information?
Article
: Korp, P. (2006). Health on the Internet: Implications for Health
Promotion.
Health Education Research
,
21
(1), 78–8 6. Retrieved
from
http://her.oxfordjournals.org/content/21/1/78.full.pdf
Article
: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (n.d.).
Health Communication
and Health Information Technology.
Retrieved
from
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=18
Article
: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institute on Aging.
(Sept. 2011). Understanding Risk: What do those headlines really mean? Retrieved
from
http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/understanding-risk-what-do-those-headlines-
really-mean
Article:
Wilkas, L. (2002). Scientific inquiry. Evaluating health web sites for research
and practice.
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 7
(1), 38–41.
Guide
: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (2006).
Quick Guide to health literacy.
Retrieved
from
http://www.health.gov/communication/literacy/quickguide/
Text
: Medical Library Association (n.d.).
A user's guide to finding and evaluating health
information on the web
. Retrieved from
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html
Text
: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (n.d.).
Evaluating
Web-based health resources
. Retrieved from
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/webresources
Text
: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion. (2010).
National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy
(pp. 1–10).
Retrieved
from
http://www.health.gov/communication/hlactionplan/pdf/Health_Literacy_Action_Plan.pdf
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