10 Things to Know about Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web
This web page provides answers to ten important questions you should consider as you look for health information online. Answering these questions when you visit a new site will help you evaluate the details...
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
A Consumer Guide for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance (50 States and District of Columbia)
With a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Georgetown University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy has written A CONSUMER GUIDE FOR GETTING AND KEEPING HEALTH INSURANCE for details...
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
FAQ - About The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
This fact sheet answers commonly asked questions about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program -- vaccines covered, amounts awarded, and related topics are reviewed. Health Resources and Serv details...
Office of Special Programs, Health Resources and Services Administration |
www.FoodSafety.gov: Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
www.FoodSafety.gov is an objective of the President's National Food Safety Initiative designed to assist consumers to find government information on food safety. The goal of the Food Safety Initiative details...
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
A Guide to Selecting and Monitoring Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services
This document provides information that's designed to assist the person with a brain injury and their family in choosing rehabilitation services which best meet all of their needs. details...
Brain Injury Association |
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
Written for parents, this brochure discusses children's risks of exposure to exploitation and harm by computer-sex offenders. The document is available in Spanish and English and provides tips for par details...
U.S. Department of Justice |
Air Bag On-Off Switches: Final Rule
This final rule seeks to preserve the benefits of air bags, while providing a means for reducing the risk of serious or fatal injury that current air bags pose to identifiable groups of people, e.g., details...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation |
Air Bags & On-Off Switches Information Brochure
Also available in: Spanish
This brochure provides consumers with background information that will help them decide whether or not to have an on-off switch installed for the air bags in their vehicle if they are, or a user of th details...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation |
Auto Safety Hotline - U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
The toll-free Auto Safety Hotline is your chance to help identify safety problems in motor vehicles, tires and automotive equipment such as child safety seats, or get safety information. A Spanish-spe details...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation |
Avoiding the Muscle Hustle: Tips for Buying Exercise Equipment
Also available in: Spanish
This online fact sheet from the FTC advises consumers on exercising good judgment when evaluating advertising claims for fitness products. details...
Federal Trade Commission |