Get Lesson 2 Accessing Valid Health Information Products And Services

Medical and health care organizations, hospitals, and academic medical institutions may also be reliable sources of health information. Your health care provider can also suggest ideal sources of online information. If your doctor's office has a website, it may include a list of recommended links.

Use the NHS website – .nhs.uk– to search for and compare health services. Book appointments online. Find out more about your condition. Search for apps to help you manage your health.

Examples of sources that have reliable health information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Institutes of Health. American Heart Association.

Background Information The health skill model, Access Valid & Reliable Resources, prepares students to be able to critically evaluate the health resources around them, whether that is from research articles, advertisements, people, and/or health services.

Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.

Check the domain name Generally, . edu and . gov websites are credible, but beware of sites that use these suffixes in an attempt to mislead. Nonprofit websites may also contain reliable information, but take some time to consider the organization's purpose and agenda to determine if it could be biased.

Health education builds students' knowledge, skills and positive attitudes about health. Health education teaches about physical, mental, emotional and social health. It motivates students to improve and maintain their health, prevent disease and reduce risky behaviors.

Accessing valid information, products, and services is important in the prevention, detection, and treatment of health problems. Mastery of this skill will empower students to either accept or reject the information they have found in order to achieve better health.

Medical and health care organizations, hospitals, and academic medical institutions may also be reliable sources of health information. Your health care provider can also suggest ideal sources of online information. If your doctor's office has a website, it may include a list of recommended links.

Sources of Health Information Census. Registration of Vital Events. Sample Registration System (SRS) Notification of Diseases. Hospital Records. Disease Registers. Record Linkage. Epidemiological Surveillance.

Use the NHS website – .nhs.uk– to search for and compare health services. Book appointments online. Find out more about your condition. Search for apps to help you manage your health.

Source credibility has long been thought to comprise perceptions of a source's trustworthiness and expertise, and those perceptions of source credibility significantly drive how people process health and risk messages.

Examples of sources that have reliable health information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Institutes of Health. American Heart Association.

Accessing Valid Information Step 1) Check the publication date or most recent update. Step 2) Determine if the author is regarded as an authority on the matter. Step 3) Define the author's purpose for creating the publication. Step 4) Identify whether or not the author supports their claim with valid evidence.

Background Information The health skill model, Access Valid & Reliable Resources, prepares students to be able to critically evaluate the health resources around them, whether that is from research articles, advertisements, people, and/or health services.

Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.

Background Information Access Valid & Reliable Resources is a necessary skill in a variety of content areas, such as science, social studies and literacy, and is particularly important in health, since invalid and unreliable resources can prevent someone from living a healthy life.

Check the domain name Generally, . edu and . gov websites are credible, but beware of sites that use these suffixes in an attempt to mislead. Nonprofit websites may also contain reliable information, but take some time to consider the organization's purpose and agenda to determine if it could be biased.

Health education builds students' knowledge, skills and positive attitudes about health. Health education teaches about physical, mental, emotional and social health. It motivates students to improve and maintain their health, prevent disease and reduce risky behaviors.

Accessing valid information, products, and services is important in the prevention, detection, and treatment of health problems. Mastery of this skill will empower students to either accept or reject the information they have found in order to achieve better health.

Sources of Health Information Census. Registration of Vital Events. Sample Registration System (SRS) Notification of Diseases. Hospital Records. Disease Registers. Record Linkage. Epidemiological Surveillance.

Source credibility has long been thought to comprise perceptions of a source's trustworthiness and expertise, and those perceptions of source credibility significantly drive how people process health and risk messages.

Accessing Valid Information Step 1) Check the publication date or most recent update. Step 2) Determine if the author is regarded as an authority on the matter. Step 3) Define the author's purpose for creating the publication. Step 4) Identify whether or not the author supports their claim with valid evidence.

Background Information Access Valid & Reliable Resources is a necessary skill in a variety of content areas, such as science, social studies and literacy, and is particularly important in health, since invalid and unreliable resources can prevent someone from living a healthy life.