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Tutorial 2—It's Your Health

Avoiding dangerous "misinformation"

Sorting out reliable information from dangerous misinformation is, in some ways, like meeting a person for the first time. Take a close look. Who is presenting the information? Why? Often the who and why will be stated in "about" pages.

For example, who is presenting the information you're reading now? To find out, go to "About HealthInfoIowa" [http://www.healthinfoiowa.org/about.html]. You might also want to explore "About Online Health Information" [http://www.healthinfoiowa.org/about/].

"About" pages provide information you can use to evaluate a website, but they're just a start. A number of reputable organizations have developed evaluation tools that you can use to dig deeper:


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HealthInfoIowa, a consumer health information resource from
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Updated: 30 July 2001