Evaluating health-related Web sites

J Sch Health. 1997 Aug;67(6):232-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1997.tb06311.x.

Abstract

a growing concern has emerged for the quality of health-related documents contained on the World Wide Web. Increased use of the World Wide Web by consumers and health education professionals, as well as ease of Web page publication, has heightened the need for criteria in Web page construction and evaluation. This article reviews and discusses elements to consider in Web page construction and evaluation, and provides a form to assist in assessment.

MeSH terms

  • Abstracting and Indexing
  • Authorship
  • Computer Communication Networks / standards*
  • Health Education / standards*
  • Humans
  • Information Services / standards*
  • Reading