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Be Health Informed

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Discover how to make sense of the health and wellness information vying for our attention — and avoid being misled.

Learning objectives

  • I can evaluate health and wellness information.
  • I can explain why people are vulnerable to health misinformation.
  • I can list key characteristics of quality health information.
  • I can describe common red flags to watch out for when encountering health misinformation.

Essential questions

  • When can you trust health and wellness information?
  • Why are we vulnerable to health misinformation?
  • What are some characteristics of quality health information?
  • What are some common patterns of faulty health information?
  • How can we combat health misinformation?

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