The Health on the Net Foundation (HON) is based out of Switzerland, and is endorsed by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Its aim is accurate and useful health information on the web for medical professionals, patients, and web publishers, and its website can be read not only in English, but also French, German, Spanish, Polish and Chinese. Once visitors have chosen their "status" (patient, medical professional, etc.), they will be able to choose from "HONtools", "HONsearch", "HONtopics", or "HONcode". The HONcode is a code of ethics for site managers to set up "a minimum set of mechanisms to provide quality, objective and transparent medical information tailored to the needs of the audience." Visitors can read the eight principles of the HONcode that are required of websites to become certified. Although visitors can search for trustworthy websites in the HONsearch link, there is also an HONcode toolbar that can be easily downloaded, and it will alert visitors if a health website they visit is accredited by HON. HON can also be followed on Facebook and Twitter and they also publish a newsletter that any visitor can subscribe to should they want to keep up with HON's ongoing activities and services.
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