The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet is the only professional peer-reviewed journal devoted to locating consumer health information via the Internet. In this journal librarians and health information providers describe programs and services aimed at helping patients and the general public find the health information they need. 

From the Editor: "Studies have shown that health information is one of the major reasons that people worldwide access the Internet. As the amount of health information on the Web increases exponentially, it becomes critical that librarians-including public and medical librarians-be knowledgeable about what is available online and be able to direct users to reliable, accurate, quality information." To that end, this valuable journal has been refocused on consumer health information programs and services-provided by librarians and health care institutions-that help guide consumers to quality health care information. 

Topics addressed by the journal include:

• evaluation and selection of Web-based consumer health resources
• descriptions of consumer health information programs relying on Web-based resources
• training consumers to find health information on the Web
• criteria for evaluating quality consumer health sites
• alternative and complementary health sites