Healia's search engine uses algorithms to assess quality and to categorize Web documents.
Healia uses algorithms to assess the content and audience focus of health Web pages and allows users to filter search results by those characteristics.
[1][2] Thomas (Tom) Eng received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award from the National Institutes of Health(NIH) in 2001 to develop this website.
The National Cancer Institute (part of the NIH) assisted with research and development, and Healia was incorporated in March 2005.
[4][5] In 2009, Healia partnered with the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) to provide medical students an opportunity to answer health questions posed in Healia Communities alongside licensed professionals.