Where do you get your health information?

@Former-Member

First my mom dad & priests .. and that was a big mistake .. listening to any docs I was lucky to see as a kid ... as a teen ..putting 2+2 together from early basic scientific studies .. as a mum .. hubby reading talking docs .. as access to good sources improved .. my knowledge grew exponentially .. now I have a customised alert from medscape.

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@Former-Member are you looking for information about mental illness for study?

If this is the case, I usually go to peer reviewed academic journals, and books. If it's for my own personal interest, reputable internet sites, such as Black Dog Institute, SANE Australia, Beyond Blue

Hi @CherryBomb,

Thank you.

I was more just wondering where people got their health information from. So do people google, or go to certain sites, their doctor, pastor, friends, family etc?

I'm not after specfic health information per se, I'm after infromation about where people get their information from. There are some studies on this in Australia by the department of health, I was just wondering (procrastinating) what sane forum people did to obtain information about their mental illness. I know my 1st port of call is Wiki, then peer reviewed journals, but I have a degree in medical science. I was wondering what people of different backgrounds did?

@CherryBomb- since you've responded with what you do, can I ask how do you 'know' a site is reputable?

You see, I was looking for some health info and I had no idea about the science behind it, so I had no idea if the information I was looking at was "good" or not and I had no idea how to verify the information. So I was wondering if people are reliant on marketing, or affiliation with known sources or what else might influence us to trust a source of information as 'good' information.

I should stop procrastinating.......!

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@Former-Member wrote:

@CherryBomb- since you've responded with what you do, can I ask how do you 'know' a site is reputable?

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This is a great question @Former-Member. You can usually have a look around a website, and look into an organisation's governance and structure, and an explanation about what they do. It usually outlines the work they do, who is doing it, and sometimes it has their qualifications. Information provided should also provide references on where they get their information from. Does that help?!

How's the procrastination going? Should I remind you to get back to work?

i am a healthcare student, so i know most of things that i can use. I am all about home remedies, but also, I would say if you are looking for providers then that would be something else. It depends upon where you live and since in the internet that would be base on where you are. I try to stick to the same providers when I find things that I may need.