Discussion 16.1: Critical Critique of a Website

In practice many times you search the internet for material to share with patients. Find a website (The HealthinAging.org ) on a topic of your interest that you would share with patients to provide patient education or as a resource.

Select one credible website(The HealthinAging.org ) you would direct your adult or geriatric patient for information about the treatment and prevention of a disease.
Document it on the discussion board and explain why you chose this website.

Go to the NIH’s How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet right below
to the Questions and Answers which explains how to CRITICALLY CRITIQUE a health website. Use this tool to critique the website you have chosen and discuss in your post.

(https://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/How_To_Evaluate_Health_Information_on_the_Internet_Questions_and_Answers.aspx

**The Website that I have chosen is the HealthinAging.org which is the The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Foundations public education portal, providing older adults and caregivers with up-to-date information on health and agingThe AGS is a nationwide, not-for-profit society of geriatrics healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the health, independence, and quality of life of older people.

The HealthinAging.org website provide easy to follow information for the older adult population and caregivers. In Working with the Veteran Population this website provides many resources for the health and well-being of older adults.