Public guidance
Evaluating health information
MedlinePlus
Provides practical public questions for judging online health information sources, ownership, evidence and date of review.
View sourceHAW identifies relevant funding, sponsorship, partnerships and conflicts of interest so that people can judge independence and trust.
Funding transparency matters because health information can be shaped by commercial, political and professional incentives.
HAW distinguishes grants, commissioned work, sponsorship, unrestricted support and in-kind contributions.
These sources make the evidence basis visible and help readers review the guidance, standards and research informing this page.
MedlinePlus
Provides practical public questions for judging online health information sources, ownership, evidence and date of review.
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