Youtube has announced the opening of a program for doctors and health professionals with the aim that they can register as reliable and authorized content creators to spread videos and information about this area.
The company looks like this combat disinformation on the platform, to promote effective communication between doctors and patients, and that they can have access to contrasted and substantiated information on diseases and treatments.
Google has launched this project within the framework of YouTube Health, an area of the content platform aimed at making high-quality information on health more accessible to all and which works with institutions such as Global Health Media, KFF, MedCircle, and Mass General Brigham.
This program is for doctors, nurses, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and mental health professionals who will be able to apply so that their channels are eligible for the platform and appear as authorized to broadcast this content.
YouTube has recalled that, until nowthis feature was only available to organizations such as educational institutionspublic health departments, hospitals and government entities.
In order for other professionals to take advantage of this tool, they must have a health-related license in the country or region to be listed as an authorized source, as well as have a YouTube channel in order.
This means that applicants must follow the monetization policies of the platform, regardless of whether the channel is monetizing its activity economically at that time. Likewise, they must have more than 2,000 hours of valid public viewing in the twelve months prior to application.
These channels will also be required to be thematic, that is, they must be focused mainly on covering information on health issues. Finally, Google reminds that the interested parties must not have received warnings from the platform regarding the possible violation of the rules and guidelines of the community.
Once these applications have been submitted, and following the review of the channel applying to be part of this trustworthiness program, YouTube will contact the organization or the applicant in about a month or two.
Thus, the company has indicated that it expects accepted applicants to be able to appear as eligible on the platform early next year. In addition, he has stressed that these will be periodically re-evaluated, to verify that they continue to meet the requirements.
