Health Information Literacy
Health Information Literacy is the ability to:
- Recognize a health information need
- Find relevant information
- Evaluate the information
- Analyze, understand, and use the information
Definition adapted from 2003 Medical Library Association definition
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Health literacy is an important issue in the health care industry. Learn more about it using the links below.
- Find Good Health InformationHelp for consumers from the Medical Library Association.
- Evaluating Health InformationInformation about evaluating health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating sources is always important, but it is of even more critical importance when evaluating medical information. Fortunately the methods remain the same. Use the 5 Ws to guide you through evaluating sources of any kind.