For Parents
- Immunization Schedule
- Catch-up Immunization Scheduler for Children
- Healthy Start, Healthy Families
- Women, Infants and Children
- Should You Vaccinate Your Child?
- Influenza (flu) Vaccine 2008
- Helping Kids Cope with Shots
- Registry Information
- Find a Doctor
- Useful Links
- How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet
- Medicaid
How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet
There are many resources for immunization and health information on the internet. However, it is often hard to filter the credible and reliable information from spam and low-quality websites.
The following websites have been created to guide both patients and healthcare professionals to high quality reliable sources of information on the web as "it shouldn't be a time-consuming process to quickly find links to the very best resources when searching for health information" (organizedwisdom.com).
Click on the following links to find websites developed to bring together expert search guides and healthcare professionals to deliver the best health search results.
Health on the Net Foundation
A non-governmental organization developed in 1996, to promote "effective and reliable use" of cyberspace and technology in healthcare around the world.
www.healthonnet.org/
OrganizedWisdom Health
Founded in 2006, OrganizedWisdom Health brings together health guides and physicians to create "the world's best health wisdom from across the Web."
www.organizedwisdom.com