Top Ten Most Useful Health Websites for Consumers

I’ve just run across a news bite that I want to share with everyone interested in obtaining accurate and reliable healthcare information for themselves and their families. It’s also a great resource for those of us who work in healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing.

The Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association has published its list of the most useful websites for healthcare consumers. Listed in alphabetical (not ranked) order, the “top ten” are:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• FamilyDoctor.org
• HealthFinder.gov
• HIV InSite
• KidsHealth
• MayoClinic.com
• Medem Medical Library
• Medline Plus
• National Cancer Institute
• New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
All of the healthcare websites were evaluated on the following criteria: credibility, sponsorship/authorship, content, audience, currency, disclosure, purpose, links, design, interactivity and disclaimers.