SafeHealthCheck Editorial Process: Our Commitment to Factual Accuracy
At SafeHealthCheck, our highest priority is providing accurate, confidential, and reliable health information. Because our content directly affects the health decisions of our readers—placing us in the sensitive “Your Money or Your Life” (YMYL) health category—we adhere to a strict, research-driven editorial process that focuses on verifiable facts, rigorous sourcing, and transparency.
1. The SafeHealthCheck Team & Research Standards
Our content team is dedicated to interpreting and clearly presenting health information sourced from recognized authorities.
Research & Content Team
- Expertise in Sourcing: Our writers and editors are trained in effective health research and medical literacy. Their primary expertise lies in locating, verifying, and translating complex medical information from authoritative sources into clear, actionable content for our readers.
- Commitment to Factual Reporting: We view our role as journalistic—to accurately and responsibly report information as established by global health organizations and medical experts.
2. Our 5-Step Editorial Workflow for Factual Integrity
Every piece of content on our site undergoes a minimum of five key stages to ensure its factual basis and reliability.
| Steps | Focus | Our Commitment |
| Step 1: Primary Source Research | Authoritativeness | Content is built exclusively upon primary, public health sources, including: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), government health advisories, and publications from established clinical bodies. |
| Step 2: Concept Verification & Revision | Accuracy & Reliability | Our team researches the core concepts, statistics, and medical definitions to ensure they align with current public health understanding. The content is revised to eliminate ambiguity and unsupported claims. |
| Step 3: Fact-Checking | Verifiability | Every statistic, symptom, testing protocol, or claim is rigorously cross-referenced and verified against at least two independent, authoritative online sources. We flag and remove information that cannot be reliably sourced. |
| Step 4: Editorial Clarity & Tone | Accessibility & Experience | Content is edited for accessibility, ensuring complex medical terms are explained in clear, compassionate, and non-judgmental language. We prioritize a positive user experience. |
| Step 5: Transparency | Trustworthiness | Every published article includes a visible date stamp of its Initial Publication and its Most Recent Factual Review, allowing users to immediately verify the timeliness of the information. |
3. Policy on Content Updates and Corrections
Medical knowledge and public health guidelines evolve rapidly. Our commitment is to reflect these changes promptly.
- Routine Review: All YMYL content is scheduled for a comprehensive factual review and sourcing check at least once every 12 months.
- Urgent Updates: Content is immediately updated following major public health advisories, changes in official testing guidelines, or significant new findings reported by our primary sources.
- Correction Policy: We take factual errors seriously. If a reader or source reports a potential error, we investigate immediately. If verified, the content is corrected and the date of the factual review is updated.
4. Independence of Editorial Content and Advertising
We are committed to full transparency regarding our business model.
- Affiliate Relationships: SafeHealthCheck may contain affiliate links, including those to testing services and partner labs.
- Editorial Independence: Our content process operates entirely independently from our advertising and affiliate sales teams. Financial relationships never influence the editorial integrity or content recommendations.
- Reader Acknowledgment: Our content is factually reviewed based on third-party authoritative sources. We encourage all users to consult with a licensed healthcare provider for personal medical advice.