The Institute's Health Website Rating (HWR) project is an extension of its program to assess and to improve the quality of health information on the Internet (QHII). The project's purpose is to develop independent ratings of health websites, and to evaluate the utility to consumers of such ratings. The Institute is conducting this project in collaboration with Consumer Reports WebWatch (a program of Consumers Union). The Medical Library Association is actively supporting the project and is soliciting qualified members to rate health websites.

• Phase-I — Assess criteria sets for evaluating health websites (completed)
• Phase-II — Elaborate methodology to rate health websites (completed)
• Phase-III — Rate first wave of high-priority health websites (completed)
• Phase-IV — Rate second and subsequent waves of health websites (on-going)
• Phase-V — Evaluate results; plan subsequent activities (on-going).

• Ratings
• Waves of ratings
• Rating strategy/methods