1. Here are the following 10 questions you want to ask yourself when you are using the internet to find health information.
1. Who runs the site?
2. Why have the created the site?
3. What do they want from you?
4. Who is paying for the site?
5. Does the site’s information favor the sponsor?
6. Is the information reviewed by experts?
7. Where did the information come from?
8. Does the site make unbelievable claims?
9. Do “they” want your personal information?
10. What will “they” do with it?
2. On the specific website there are a few places that you can find the questions above, such as the main page or the “About Us” page. Site maps also may be a good place to start when looking for these answers.
3. The “About Us” page tells us who runs the site and why it was created. Knowing who created the website is important because you want information from a reliable source and not those who are favoring a particular company or product.
4. There are 3 phrases you can look for on the “about us page” that can help you know if the information you are looking for is reliable.
1. “Editorial board”
2. “Selection policy”
3. “Review process”
5. Always check the websites privacy policy. It is an important check of reliability because it tells you how the site will use your personal information. It will state if your information such as IP-address, cookies, Internet browser, or personal data (if inputted) will be shared with a third party.
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6. I chose to research the reliability of information on www.healthywomen.org.
Provider
-The website is managed by HealthyWomen’s editorial staff and are comprised by experienced medical journalists, health editors and health industry specialists. -Healthy Women’s core mission “is to educate, inform, and empower women to make smart healthy choices for themselves and their families. They are a non-profit organization that has a history of providing un-biased and trustworthy health information reviewed by medical experts and reflective of the advances in evidence based health research.” -The do provide a contact tab on their website and it has a variety of contacts for general information, program and campaign opportunities, the website in particular, media inquiries and advertising.
Funding
-Healthywomen is a non-profit based resource site however they do have advertisers and partnerships with industry leaders. -The website does have banner advertisements and they are clearly labeled. They also have a tab that describes their advertising guidelines; it clearly states “HealthyWomen maintains a distinct separation between advertiser messaging and the editorial content of its publications and newsletters. HealthyWomen’s posting of an advertiser’s banners or text-links in the publications or e-newsletters of HealthyWomen is not intended to be an endorsement of the products or services of the advertiser company. HealthyWomen strives to include as advertisers those companies whose products and services further the mission of HealthyWomen to make wellness information more available to women.”
Quality
-Content on HealthyWomen comes from the editorial staff and a team of medical experts that research each topic to determine the most appropriate time to present information. -The information is selected on the importance of women’s health and guidelines established by leading health and wellness organizations as well as the federal government. -HealthyWomen’s editorial staff is responsible for ensuring accurate, current, comprehensive and easy to read content. If appropriate “the content is submitted for review for medical accuracy by one or more medical experts who may be members of HealthyWomen’s council.” All articles that address medical issues and treatments do include a link to a list of references and sources.
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-The general tone of HealthyWomen’s claims are believable and are not too good to be true. For example, a recent article “Can This Disease Increase Your Cancer Risk?” had a good amount of medical research and studies that is referenced. It was informative and too the point, it did not express a bogus cure or fix. -This website is updated regularly, under “Editorial Policy” it states that “in the Conditions and Treatments section, a “Last Date Updated” date appears at the bottom of each page. This content may be modified at any time as developments in women’s health guidelines change; generally it is medically updated within one year. Content may also display a “Last Date Updated” stamp.”
Privacy
-The site did not specifically ask me for my information however under the “Privacy Policy” it does state, “we may request and/or collect a minimal amount of personal information and Personal Health Information. This information is requested and/or collected in order to better serve you through the various applications on the Website.” -They do tell you that your information will be used for consumer surveys, aggregate data, health surveys, consumer feedback, ecommerce, IP address, email lists, interactive tools, and discussions at HealthyWomen. -It does appear that if they do share any data with third parties they will leave out personal information.
For example, if you take a women’s health survey they will create a composite profile and only share the aggregate form. I am comfortable with them receiving my personal information as long as their statement is true “HealthyWomen does not sell, rent, loan, lease or otherwise provide any Personal Information collected at our site to any third-parties.”
7. I do feel that HealthyWomen is a reliable source for trustworthy health information. The site is reviewed by health care professionals and has a clear stated purpose to provide up to date women’s health information based on medical research and practice and not bias. The “Editorial Policy” is very thorough and gives the consumer trust in where the content is coming from and reviewed before posted. They do not favor sponsors and are not trying to make a profit off of you. The “Privacy Policy” is well thought out and easy to read, often on other sites the privacy page can be complex to throw you off and distract you from their motif.
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8. After watching the video and evaluating a website based on what I learned, I feel as I am a more conscious consumer when it comes to using medical websites for health information. HealthyWomen set my expectations very high; it was very detailed and transparent. I have used websites in the past such as Mercola.com and Drfuhrman.com that indeed do have a great amount of health news but they use emotional claims and their information is biased and favorable to their medical products. I didn’t think twice about how reliable the information they were providing for personal gain until now.
