Wellness and Health Review

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The three websites on wellness and health are quite similar in the nature of the information provided and yet differ in the approach to providing the information.

While two of the three websites provides options for breaking news regarding health and wellness, one of the websites also has scope for reacting to the news in the forms of podcasts and blogs.

The United Healthcare website has detailed news section where the viewer would be able to see the news that is related to health and fitness. The section has news releases that are important to the issues till the present month. Some of the topics that have been listed in the news section include topics like various Medicare plans and their advantages, the lower doctor visit payments for members of the project in North Carolina and other health care programs. The news section however seems to be devoid of other major news that is happening in the rest of world. Hence in that sense, the United Healthcare website does not truly reflect the concept of health news in the website.

The 'Hallmark' website on the other hand has a more detailed news section. The section has news articles, podcasts, blogs, videos and events and conference news and notifications. The articles that are uploaded in the section are somewhat relevant and carry issues that are happening in the world around. For example, the article on failing loyalty programs alerts the viewer about the ill effects of the loyalty programs. The news and articles section has separate sections for the employees, customers and wellness engagement. The wellness engagement section in the news and articles section has several interesting and enriching articles on wellness such as 'Making Healthy Choices IS as Close As Your Desk Drawer" and "Five Trends Shaping Health and Wellness at the Workplace." "

However the Home Depot website does not have any breaking news or news section in the website.

However as a resources center, the websites are quite enriching and informative. All the websites include several common issues and information in these sections are quite vivid and elaborate.

In the United Healthcare website there are several articles that detail and provide a lot of information about nutrition. There are articles and information regarding issues like 'Dietary Guidelines', 'Are Artificial Sweeteners Healthy?', 'Breakfast is King', 'Breaking Bad Habits', 'Busting Weight Loss Misconceptions', 'Cheering on Canned Foods', 'Confusion on Fats' and 'Do High Protein Diets Cause Weight Loss?'.

These are articles that can provide vital information and direction for the viewers of the website about very important health and fitness issues like weight loss, protein, problems of obesity, importance of breakfast for healthy living and exercising and nutritional values.

One of the more interesting articles is the 'Healing Power of Herbs and Spices' which shows an alternative means of medical and health care. The article offers readers alternative means that can be adopted by them to take care of their health to gain good health.

The Home Depot website has a different approach to provide credible information to the readers. The website pay special attention to providing credible information to the readers about the things that that readers and viewers can do to create for example, a medical payment plan or a why and how to take a second opinion after even having consulted the best doctor. The articles and the subject in the website help readers gather information about how to go about taking decisions with respect of health care. For example, the online surgery decision support helps readers gather information that re critical for deciding about whether to undergo a surgery or what needs to be done to arrive at a decision about a surgery. The employees of the company can gather critical information about the type of health discounts that are available and the assistance programs that can be taken advantage of.

The healthy living section of the website carries sections that tell the readers what to do when they have a flu or what, where and how anti-flu vaccines. The most interesting aspect of the website is the section on financial wellness where a reader can gather credible information about how to manage the financial resources with respect to getting the optimum health care and insurance. The section also details how to manage spending accounts, commuter benefits, creating a financial management for the reader and other financial aspects of health care. The site also helps in providing information regarding critical illness protection plan. However there are sections like life insurance aspects which are not directly related to health and wellness and hence would not be of any use for the reader who gets into the site for getting information on health and wellness.

The Hallmark website does not suffice much in terms of wellness and health related programs and information. Though the website is exhaustive in providing information on other aspects, there is just one section in the website that has some information on health and wellness and hence this website would not be very enriching for readers and viewers who are on the lookout for gathering of information on how to eat healthy or stay healthy.

However whatever information that are present in the websites seem to be based on some facts and seem to be researched and based on credible information from other sources. For example, in the united Healthcare website, an article about nutrition provides information that can be found on other well-known and credible health websites and even on government or health association websites. The details about how to and what to eat are not only interesting but also indicate that the information were gathered from sources that are credible genuine.

Many of the articles are also attributed to certified professionals in the field concerned. An article in the Home Depot website for example has been written by award-winning journalist and nutrition expert Kathleen Zelman along with her picture and a link where her biography can be viewed to gain credibility.

It is also clear from a study of the websites that they promote a diet regimen that is essentially healthy and balanced and there is no special emphasis on any single form of diet or eating regimen. The articles and the information that are available in the websites clearly indicate that the websites want to ensure that people should not only eat healthy but also exercise on a regular basis to stay healthy and fit and to attain a significant level of wellness in life.

Internet-based health care sites are often hard to judge as a credible and professional source of information as the internet is highly unregulated. While looking for and gathering information from the websites related to health on the internet, the aspects that need to be looked into to judge whether the information is credible and can be considered to be professional include aspects like accuracy that ascertains whether the information has been based on sound medical research and whether the information on the web page be verified by another source. The authority of the publishers also is important as well as the person who writes articles or provides information. Another important aspect that stamps the authority of a website is the contact information which should be easily available and whether the links are credible and accurate.