In a national survey, more than three-fourth of
respondents who sought health information online
used a search engine instead of a dedicated health
site (Pew Research Center, 2013), which is consis-
tent with the health information seeking practices
of the women in the current study. A disadvantage
of using search engines is that consumers may lack
skills to comb through the large number of results
and assess the credibility of web sites (Collins &
Lewis, 2013). Public health nurses are ideally situ-
ated to disseminate lists with content developed
and updated by experts, such as the AHA web site
that contains information about African Americans
and stroke. Consumers may peruse reputable web-
based health information at their own pace, which
may enhance learning