Evaluating personal health care and health promotion web sites.
OBJECTIVE
An exemplary sample of web sites relevant to personal health care and health promotion was chosen and evaluated.


METHODS
Both quantitative and qualitative data were converged to assess and rank the sites on nine attributes.


RESULTS
The sites provided a definitive range of value and variety of presentations, health care and health promotion information, and services covering the virtual choices currently available to users of the Internet.


CONCLUSIONS
Discussion focused on methodological approaches and issues of web site evaluation serving the public interest, health care, and health promotion.
Lang
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JR
Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, 747 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA. jlang@saybrook.edu
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D000329:Advertising; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003626:Data Display; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000592:standards*; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards*; D007802:Language; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012015:Reference Standards; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014825:Vocabulary