https://padlet.com/ethan_hessick1/b3xcaod6z0bm Ethan Hessick en-us 2017-11-04 19:24:08 UTC 2017-11-04 19:37:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png ethan_hessick1 https://padlet.com/ethan_hessick1/b3xcaod6z0bm/wish/203564893 In the age of the internet many information can be rapidly spread. Unfortunately, not all the information on the internet can be trusted when it comes to health (2). Due to the major impacts of health decisions, you must make sure that you are educated by something more factual than a single website.]]> 2017-11-04 19:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_hessick1/b3xcaod6z0bm/wish/203564893 ethan_hessick1 https://padlet.com/ethan_hessick1/b3xcaod6z0bm/wish/203565050 There are many ways to check if a website is actually valid. Funding, how recent the website is and the author all can help to prove that a website is trustworthy or not (3). Also, pay attention to the FDA and FTC guidelines and rulings. These organizations validate and investigate health related products and sources of information (5).]]> 2017-11-04 19:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_hessick1/b3xcaod6z0bm/wish/203565050 ethan_hessick1 https://padlet.com/ethan_hessick1/b3xcaod6z0bm/wish/203565320 When she was younger my sister used the website Wikipedia to determine whether or not she had Strep Throat. However, due to the fact that anyone can post on Wikipedia, the information can be unreliable. My parents took her to a medical professional, because they knew that the Wikipedia page could be wrong, and that a doctor could better judge her symptoms.]]> 2017-11-04 19:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_hessick1/b3xcaod6z0bm/wish/203565320