Evaluating Health Information On The Internet Research Paper
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Evaluatng Health Information on the Internet - Human Nutrition_V7_SU13
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PUT YOUR NAME AND DATE AT THE TOP OF YOUR PAPER.
Submit all of your answers on one document. Submit your assignment to the dropbox. The dropbox uses turnitin.com for plagiarism detection. Your similarity score from turnitin should be 30% or less. If it is above 30% you will need to revise your work and resubmit it. A score of greater than 30% results in a grade of "0".
Files Accepted by Turnitin.com are doc, docx, txt, rtf, pdf, htm …show more content…
FILES NOT ACCEPTED are Open Office (odt), Mac Files (Pages), Works files (wps)
Part 1.
Copy and paste this URL into your web browser. Complete the Evaluation
Health Information tutorial. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html Part 2: Answer the following questions. Do not repeat the questions, just # each answer.
Use detailed examples and answer in each question in a paragraph format.
1. Introduction: Explain why it is important to review the information on the "about us" page when you are considering using a website for nutrition or health related information.
2. Provider and Purpose: Briefly discuss 3 clues that identify a reliable web site and 3 clues that indicate the website might be a questionable source.
3. Information Quality: Briefly discuss 3 clues that identify quality information and 3 clues that indicate the information may be questionable.
4. Privacy: Discuss two privacy issues you should consider.
5. Checklist: 20
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Use the check list to evaluate a website you are considering using for nutrition or health information. Report your findings with detailed examples for each point on the check list .
Give your opinion on whether your not you think this is a reliable website. Your opinion should be based on your research regarding the website.
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opinion should be based on your research regarding the website.
Include the URL to the website you evaluated so I can review it.
Part 3: Watch the Consumer Reports review of the 5-hour Energy commerical. List 3 things in the commercial you find to be the most misleading and explain why. How does this review affect the way you will be thinking about the information presented in similar commercials promoting nutrition supplements? http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/04/can-5-hour-energy-kick-your-afternoon-slump/index.htm PART 4: Do you feel that you are a more informed consumer now that you have finished this activity? Explain.
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Blue Zones
Nutrition Self
Study-My
Marvelous Day
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Evaluatng Health Information on the Internet - Human Nutrition_V7_SU13
Table of Contents
Personal Application Activities
Evaluatng Health Information on the Internet
Evaluatng Health
Information on the
Internet
Go to previous topic
Go to next topic
Evaluating Health Information on the Internet
(200 word minimum)
PUT YOUR NAME AND DATE AT THE TOP OF YOUR PAPER.
Submit all of your answers on one document. Submit your assignment to the dropbox. The dropbox uses turnitin.com for plagiarism detection. Your similarity score from turnitin should be 30% or less. If it is above 30% you will need to revise your work and resubmit it. A score of greater than 30% results in a grade of "0".
Files Accepted by Turnitin.com are doc, docx, txt, rtf, pdf, htm …show more content…
FILES NOT ACCEPTED are Open Office (odt), Mac Files (Pages), Works files (wps)
Part 1.
Copy and paste this URL into your web browser. Complete the Evaluation
Health Information tutorial. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html Part 2: Answer the following questions. Do not repeat the questions, just # each answer.
Use detailed examples and answer in each question in a paragraph format.
1. Introduction: Explain why it is important to review the information on the "about us" page when you are considering using a website for nutrition or health related information.
2. Provider and Purpose: Briefly discuss 3 clues that identify a reliable web site and 3 clues that indicate the website might be a questionable source.
3. Information Quality: Briefly discuss 3 clues that identify quality information and 3 clues that indicate the information may be questionable.
4. Privacy: Discuss two privacy issues you should consider.
5. Checklist: 20
points
Use the check list to evaluate a website you are considering using for nutrition or health information. Report your findings with detailed examples for each point on the check list .
Give your opinion on whether your not you think this is a reliable website. Your opinion should be based on your research regarding the website.
https://class.daytonastate.edu/d2l/le/content/226818/viewContent/2239508/View
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opinion should be based on your research regarding the website.
Include the URL to the website you evaluated so I can review it.
Part 3: Watch the Consumer Reports review of the 5-hour Energy commerical. List 3 things in the commercial you find to be the most misleading and explain why. How does this review affect the way you will be thinking about the information presented in similar commercials promoting nutrition supplements? http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/04/can-5-hour-energy-kick-your-afternoon-slump/index.htm PART 4: Do you feel that you are a more informed consumer now that you have finished this activity? Explain.
Task: View this topic
Personal Application
Activities
6
Evaluatng Health
Information on the
Internet
Blue Zones
Nutrition Self
Study-My
Marvelous Day
https://class.daytonastate.edu/d2l/le/content/226818/viewContent/2239508/View
4
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