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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Accessing Valid Health Information.
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Level#1
Today, we have more information available to us than ever before. We need accurate health information to be wise healthcare consumers. Many advertisements, articles, and Web sites provide good information about health problems and ways to improve your health. But, you cannot believe everything you read. Some health products seem too good to be true, and others might be dangerous. How do you know what to trust? It is not always easy to know.
1. What do we have available to us, today, more than ever before?
2. Why is it important to not trust or believe everything you read about health products?
3. What are three sources that can provide good information about health problems and ways to improve your health?
Level#2
Today, we have more information available to us than ever before. We need accurate health information to be wise healthcare consumers. Many advertisements, articles, and Web sites provide good information about health problems and ways to improve your health. But, you cannot believe everything you read. Some health products seem too good to be true, and others might be dangerous. How do you know what to trust? It is not always easy to know. Here are some suggestions, you can try to use, to find and assess information that can affect your health. Use it to determine if you think the information being offered is valid or not. Get into the habit of reading labels! This will allow you to identify ingredients and consider their possible side effects. Pay attention to the source of the information given. Be wary of information designed to sell you something! Good sources of health information include: The U.S. government, universities or medical schools, hospitals, nonprofit health organizations, and medical and science journals.
1. What is more available to us today than ever before, and what do we need to be wise healthcare consumers?
2. What is one reason why you should pay attention to the source of the information given?
3. Why is it a good habit to read labels?
Level#3
Today, we have more information available to us than ever before. We need accurate health information to be wise healthcare consumers. Many advertisements, articles, and Web sites provide good information about health problems and ways to improve your health. But, you cannot believe everything you read. Some health products seem too good to be true, and others might be dangerous. How do you know what to trust? It is not always easy to know. Here are some suggestions, you can try to use, to find and assess information that can affect your health. Use it to determine if you think the information being offered is valid or not. Get into the habit of reading labels! This will allow you to identify ingredients and consider their possible side effects. Pay attention to the source of the information given. Be wary of information designed to sell you something! Good sources of health information include: The U.S. government, universities or medical schools, hospitals, nonprofit health organizations, and medical and science journals. Compare different resources on the same topic. Check other Web sites or articles. Ask your doctor for their opinion. Ask yourself if the advice seems to make sense. Remember, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
1. Explain where you can find information about health problems or ways to improve your health and why a person needs to be careful in doing so.
2. Explain, by listing examples, some good sources of valid health information.
3. Explain how a person could get information about a particular health product, and what the information could tell them about the product.
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