Title | Helping Older Adults Search for Health Information Online: A Toolkit for Trainers |
Settings | Residence for Older People |
MHP Steps | Implementation |
URL | http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html |
Tool Description | This is a resource for trainers - an Internet training program to help older adults find answers to their health questions. It's a free, downloadable Toolkit for Trainers that lets you accomplish two valuable goals -- introduce older adults to high-quality online health information (eg Health topics, drugs and supplements, the medical encyclopedia) and help them build Internet skills at the same time. The toolkit comes with a set of teaching materials that will work with beginning and intermediate students of the web, including easy-to-use lesson plans, student handouts, web searching exercises, illustrated glossaries and screen shots of web pages visited in class. |
Application in the Field | General use in one country |
Tool mainly used in | United States |
Stage of Development | Well established |
Evaluation and Research | No information found |
Beneficiary Involvement in Design | No information found |
Evaluation | Unknown |
Available Formats | Online |
Free | Yes |
Restrictions on Use | No |
Tool Focus | Individual and Organisation |
Tool Type | Educational/Training |
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Organisation Name | NIHSenior Health |
custserv@nlm.nih.gov | |
Country | United States |
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Selected | b117, b160, b164 | Intellectual, Thought and Higher-Level Cognitive Functions |
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Selected | d160, d163, d166,d170,d172 | Applying Knowledge -Focusing Attention, Thinking, Reading, Writing, Calculating |
Selected | d175, d177 | Solving Problems and Making Decisions |
Selected | d825 | Vocational Training |
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Selected | e120, e125, e130 | Assistive and Augmentative Technology for Personal Mobility, Communications and Education |
Selected | e585 | Education and Training Services, Systems and Policies |
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Selected | En12.2 | Provision of Health Promotion Facilities |
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