Be Health Informed
Educator resources
Data reporting
Historical events
Misinformation
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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