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 consistent 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 situated 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 webbased health information at their own pace, which may enhance learning