title: NIHSeniorHealth: a free tool for online health information for older adults.
abstract: NIHSeniorHealth is a free, consumer health website that covers health topics affecting older adults. The website was created and is maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and features more than 55 health topics and nearly 150 videos. The easy-to-use navigational and visual tools create a user-friendly experience for older adults, their families, and caregivers who seek senior-specific information on the web. This column will include an overview of the website, a simple search, and a review of the features of NIHSeniorHealth.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. blinares@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: Brenda M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Linares
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D014481:United States