Research Guides: Websites by Topic: Evaluating Health Info on the Web

How to Evaluate Consumer Health Websites

Use these resources to help you evaluate the quality and credibility of a consumer health web site.

A User’s Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
Includes recommended websites for several health topics and evaluation criteria. A service of the Medical Library Association.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Finding and Evaluating Online Resources
Targeted toward CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) but criteria are applicable to any web-based health resource.
MedlinePlus.gov - Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
Non-technical guide to what to look for when searching for health information on the Web. A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.