Looking for Health Information?

Tips for Searching the Internet

You can find a lot of health information on the internet. But how do you know the information is good or right? Here are some signs that a Web site is reliable:

• The address ends in .gov, .edu, or .org.
• The person or group that developed the site is an expert on that topic.
• The purpose of the site is clear.
• The site is not there just to sell you something.
• The site is updated on a regular basis.
• The privacy policy is easy to find.

More tips on how to evaluate a Web site can be found at:

• Evaluating health Web sites (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
• Five criteria for evaluating Web pages (Cornell University)
• Guide to healthy Web surfing (Medline Plus)
• User's guide to finding and evaluating health information on the Web (Medical Librarians Association)

Always ask your audiologist or SLP if you have questions about what you read.

Health Information Resources

• Information for the Public
  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• Medline Plus
• Kidshealth.org
• Healthfinder.gov