Tips to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet

Posted Le 14 février 2017

Evaluating a website for validity and significance can be complicated. This tip sheet, from the National Institute on Aging (NIH), can provide some useful tricks of the trade. The information it contains is American and specifically for Alzheimer’s sites, but the guidelines are relevant for all health sites on the Internet.



There is so much information about Alzheimer’s and dementia available online—how can you tell which information you can trust? Ask yourself these questions:

• Is the website run by a Federal agency, medical school, or large professional or nonprofit organization?

• When was the information written or the webpage last updated?

• Does the website offer unbelievable solutions to your health problem(s) promising quick, miracle cures?

Learn more about finding trustworthy health information online and avoiding health scams:

• Online Health Information: Can You Trust It?

• Beware of Health Scams



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