American Heart Association Website Analysis

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Evaluation of Website for Credibility: American Heart Association Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 500: Foundational Concepts and Applications Summer 2014 Evaluation of Website for Credibility: American Heart Association The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization that provides health education on various cardiovascular diseases to the public. The purpose of AHA is to eliminate cardiovascular disease by educating the public, health care professionals, and lawmakers. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2014, states cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the United States and it is important to educate the public in order to decrease mortality. The AHA website’s goal is…show more content…
Currently the information on the website is provided by a board of certified physicians and other health care professionals. The information on the AHA website is reviewed by AHA’s team of science and medicine advisors. The website is reviewed frequently by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON). HON is a trusted organization that provides a certified seal to websites after they meet certain guidelines. Contact information of the AHA headquarters is easily available on the website. AHA.org is user friendly and is easy to navigate by everyone. The website provides different types of cardiac information that is easy to understand through graphics, videos, and links. The AHA website does not require a person to create an account. The information is readily available to the public. The website respects an individual’s rights and values their privacy and…show more content…
These five guidelines are authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage. (Green, n.d.). Authority determines if the author is an expert in the information provided on the website. AHA website follows authority because it is peer reviewed by a group of cardiologists. Accuracy determines if the website provides correct information. AHA website provides accurate cardiology information that is used by many health studies. In a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) study by Yang et al. (2014) AHA CPR guidelines were used to determine survival rates. The study revealed that higher survival rates were found in patients when CPR was performed according to the AHA guidelines. Objectivity determines if the AHA website indicates a purpose. The website provides a link on its main page where it clearly states the mission and purpose of AHA. Currency determines how frequently a website is revised. According to the HON website, every article posted on the AHA website is referenced and dated (HON, 2014). Coverage determines the purpose and target audience of the website. According to the AHA website (2014) the target audience is the public and its aim is to help the public improve their health by educating them about heart diseases and its associated
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