Tutorial 2—It's Your Health

HealthInfoIowa, a resource for online information

HealthInfoIowa [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org] is a quality-filtered website sponsored by the State Library of Iowa [http://www.silo.lib.ia.us].

You can use HealthInfoIowa to find:

• Health information resources located in Iowa
  [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/iowa_resources/]
• General health information
  [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/general_resources/]
• Tips on tracking down, obtaining, and evaluating online health information
  [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/evaluating/]
• Resources for healthcare providers and professionals
  [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/providers/]
• Resources for librarians
  [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/librarians/]
• Resources for students
  [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/students/]

Websites listed on the general health resources page were evaluated and selected through by a licensed healthcare professional, using HealthInfoIowa's evaluation procedure [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/evaluation.html].

Keep in mind that once you move beyond HealthInfoIowa, you will need to evaluate each new website for reliability. You will also want to check the privacy statement [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/tutorials/glossary.html#privacy] of each website before you provide any information about yourself or a family member. (HealthInfoIowa's privacy policy [http://www.HealthInfoIowa.org/privacy.html].)

Let's practice researching Iowa health resources.

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HealthInfoIowa, a consumer health information resource from
the State Library of Iowa,is funded by the National Library of Medicine
under contract NO1-LM-6-3523 with the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Updated: 30 July 2001