LibGuides: SoHP: MSN Post-Graduate Certificates: Discovering Online Resources

Internet Reliability

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The Internet is an important tool, but you need to remember:

Anyone can develop a website on any topic they choose, regardless of their authority.
The Internet does not have:
- Standards for publishing
- A review process to check for accuracy
- Prompts for removing outdated information

Always ask yourself why a site was created. To find out more, see our guide on evaluating websites:

These websites are great resources of additional information. They have been reviewed by us, so you know they are trustworthy.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is a good source for data and statistics, as well as information on diseases and conditions, healthy living, and more.
Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial
From the University of Illinois at Chicago, helps define what evidence-based practice.
HealthIT.gov
Learn more about Health information technology (health IT) and electronic health records (EHRs) from health-care provider, policy maker and consumer health perspectives.
Joanna Briggs Institute
The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is an international not-for-profit, research institute that collaborates internationally with over 70 entities. The Institute promotes and supports "the synthesis, transfer and utilisation of evidence through identifying feasible, appropriate, meaningful and effective healthcare practices to assist in the improvement of healthcare outcomes globally."
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
The NGC is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
National Quality Forum
Looks at improving health care quality from a variety of perspectives and topics.
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO provides data and statistics, news, and information on a variety of health topics from around the world.
Kaiser Family Foundation
Resources on health policy analysis, health journalism and communication.

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