Health On the Net

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The services offered by HON HONcode HONcode certification: Improving the quality of online health information HONsearch Search only reliable and trustworthy medical websites HONtools Use our free services to enhance and improve your online experience HONtopics Access a varied list of reliable medical/health topics The Health On the Net Foundation (HON) promotes and guides the deployment of useful and reliable online health information, and its appropriate and efficient use. Created in 1995, HON is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, accredited to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. For twelve years, HON has focused on the essential question of the provision of health information to citizens, information that respects ethical standards. To cope with the unprecedented volume of healthcare information available on the Net, the HONcode of conduct offers a multi-stakeholder consensus on standards to protect citizens from misleading health information.