Below is a list with tips to find reliable information on a health website.
- Name, address and ownership must be clearly indicated.
- It should be possible to contact the person responsible for ensuring the quality of the website.
- The purpose of the website must be defined clearly.
- It must be clear whether the website is commercial or receives any type of funding.
- Information and any advertising must be clearly separated.
- Information about medicines and treatment must include a date of when it was last updated.
- The author, his/her email and affiliation to the website, or references to journals etc. on which the information is based must be indicated.
- The website must provide information on how data and personal information are used and protected.
- You should be cautious about relying on a single website, but seek information several places and compare it.
- Last but not least, you should use your common sense: If the information sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
