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- Evaluating Health Information
- Injury Prevention
- Nutrition and Fitness
- Mental Health
- Sexual Health
- Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco
- Illness Prevention
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Healthful and Safe College Life (EDCEP 103)
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Evaluating Health Information Module
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Evaluating Health Information
National Library of Medicine,
Medline Plus -
National Cancer Institute - How To Evaluate Health Information on the Internet: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/cancerlibrary/health-info-online Federal Trade Commission - www.ftc.gov - About - http://ftc.gov/ftc/about.shtm Food and Drug Administration - www.fda.gov - For Consumers: Protect Yourself - www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ProtectYourself |
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Trust it or Trash it? www.geneticalliance.org FamilyDoctor.org, Health on the Web: Finding Reliable Information: http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/healthcare-management/self-care/health-information-on-the-web-finding-reliable-information.html National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine - 10 Things To Know About Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/webresources Medical Library Association, A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web: www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html MedlinePlus, Health Literacy: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthliteracy.html FAQ: National Library of Medicine® Guide to Finding Health Information - www.nlm.nih.gov/services/guide.html FDA, Protecting Yourself - www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ProtectYourself American Cancer Society, Rumors, Myths and Truths - www.cancer.org/AboutUs/HowWeHelpYou/rumors-myths-and-truths FTC, Anatomy of a Cancer Treatment Scam - www.consumer.ftc.gov/media/video-0032-anatomy-cancer-treatment-scam |
