HealthWeb Navigator (HWN) evaluates health care websites allowing users to see which websites provide up-to-date and clear information. HWN resembles a guidebook that shows the most favorable and least favorable places to visit on the Web. Our staff constantly searches the Internet to find health care websites that consumers frequent most often. These unpaid volunteers have backgrounds in health care, business, education, consumerism and patient advocacy. Each website is scored by several reviewers on content, readability, usability and design. Based on this evaluation, the website is assigned a final rating of one to five stars. Websites listed in HWN are constantly evaluated for content and maintenance of quality. Our search for new websites is a continuous process. Promising websites are reviewed quarterly. The websites are listed under Topics that represent major categories of health information. Each topic has Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide background. The Search function uses keywords to find topics; subtopics; or the names and/or descriptions of websites listed on HWN. Each listed website has a brief description, a grade with reviewer comments and a hyperlink to the website content. HWN is a free, non-profit service funded by grants, donations and significant effort from volunteers. Our goal is to help consumers become more informed about health care. However, we have no responsibility for any website’s content, including medical advice. You should discuss any medical issues with your health care provider. We welcome your feedback and inquiries. For general issues and comments, please contact us at info@healthwebnav.org. If you have questions about website content, or find any errors, contact webmaster@healthwebnav.org. Our team will do its best to address the problem.
