HONcode Toolbar: search engine and checker of the accreditation status

[Ian David]

HONcode Toolbar: search engine and checker of the accreditation status


Automatically checks a site’s HONcode status when browsing health web sites. The search engine indexes only HONcode-accredited sites. HONcodeHunt currently includes millions of accredited medical and health Web pages.

Health On the Net Foundation is the leading organization promoting and guiding the deployment of useful and reliable online medical and 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.

HON Facts
The HONcode is the most widely accepted reference for online health and medical publishers. Currently the HONcode is used by over 5’000 accredited websites, covering 72 countries.
HON web site http://www.healthonnet.org/ is visited by 27’000 visitors world-wide per day.

More:
http://www.hon.ch/visitor.html