Searching for Health Websites

Select research questions.

What question(s) do you have? Write the question(s) below.

Extract keywords and terms.

Be broad or specific, depending on your goals. Use synonyms, and apply some of the strategies you learned. Write your keywords below.

Apply search strategies.

What search strategies will help you find the information you need? Write down your keywords with search strategies applied.

Run your search.

Search using the terms that you chose and look at the results. Remember to check out several sources.

CHart your search.

Keep track of what you searched for and where, so that you don’t repeat work. Jot down what you searched for and where you searched for it.

KWL

Search Topic:
What Do I KNOW?	What do I WANT to know?	What did I LEARN?

Topic	Good Websites
Diseases	CDC http://www.cdc.gov/diseasesconditions/ Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions Teens Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/
Drug Use	NIDA for Teens http://teens.drugabuse.gov/ National Institute of Health Drug Abuse http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/understanding-drug-abuse-addiction Teens Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/
Nutrition	President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition http://www.fitness.gov/eat-healthy/ Teens Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/fitness_nutrition_center.html#cat20130
Exercise	President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition http://www.fitness.gov/be-active/ Teens Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/
Self Esteem	University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health http://cmhc.utexas.edu/selfesteem.html Teens Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/
Dieting	Harvard School of Public Health http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid/ Teens Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/weight_center.html#cat20130