complicated, clinical topics understandable and accessible in ways that text simply cannot”. When visitors search for specific health topics, these health content shelves will promote videos from reliable sources.
YouTube Health has launched two new features to support its users. The social media platform has introduced health source information panels and health content shelves. These features enable users to access trustworthy health information via videos from trusted health sources. Panels with health source information will assist viewers in identifying videos from reliable sources. These health badges will appear next to clips from certified health organizations and government institutions on YouTube, allowing viewers to quickly identify trustworthy health material.
When visitors search for specific health subjects, health content shelves will promote videos from reliable sources. To select the authoritative health sources worldwide, YouTube employs the same procedures and standards defined by a team of experts assembled by the National Academy of Medicine and validated by the World Health Organization.
Currently, the new features are accessible in the United States, Japan, India, and Brazil. It is available in both Hindi and English languages in India. Further, YouTube is also striving to expand the availability of these services to other countries and in different languages in the future. YouTube Health has also teamed with renowned health organizations such as Apollo Hospitals and Max Healthcare, as well as physicians and creators, throughout the last year to boost the platform’s high-quality health content.
