Web Resource Ratings
There is a lot of health information or "Web Resources" freely available on the internet. A Web Resource is any item you find online that you can watch, read, listen to, or interact with, such as videos, fact sheets and online quizzes. Many resources are consumer-friendly, but it's often difficult to know which ones have credible information, based on scientific research.
Web Resource Ratings do the homework for you, assessing the quality of the information available online and presenting our assessment using a 5-star rating scale.
Recently rated Web Resources
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Supporting Carer-Workers: Checklist for Carer-Employees
Gender Health & Caregiver-Friendly WorkplacesThis checklist can be used by carer-workers who are considering approaching their supervisor or manager at work to request workplace arrangements.
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Supporting Carer-Workers: 5-Point Checklist for Carer-Employees
Gender Health & Caregiver-Friendly WorkplacesEmployers can use this checklist to determine how best they can support their employees who are caregivers.
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Resources for Caregivers and Caregiver Employees
Gender Health & Caregiver-Friendly WorkplacesThis factsheet provides a summary of the supports that are available to caregivers and caregiver-employees for each province in Canada.
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Recognizing Burnout
Gender Health & Caregiver-Friendly WorkplacesThis factsheet will help you recognize burnout in yourself and employers to recognize burnout in their employees.
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Keep on Your Feet—Preventing Older Adult Falls
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Falls are common in older adults and can result in injuries and hospitalizations. Speaking to your doctor, getting your eyes and feet checked and staying active can help to prevent falls. Making your home safe by removing hazards and instaling rails and lights can also help to prevent falls. Read this resource to learn more.
Excluded websites
We don't rate every resource we find on the web that relates to optimal aging. In some cases, entire health-related websites are excluded from what to evaluate in detail. In order to be rated, a Web Resource must:
- be relevant to optimal aging;
- come from websites that are free to access; and
- not be directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service.
If you cannot find a website or Web Resource that you are looking for, check out our list of excluded websites. If you still can’t find it, let us know; we may have missed it!
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DISCLAIMER: Web Resource Ratings are provided for informational purposes only and to facilitate discussions with your healthcare providers, family members, or informal care givers. They are not a substitute for advice from your own health care professionals. The Portal is not responsible for the content of external websites, nor is it an endorsement of that website or the site’s owners (or their products/services). The Web Resource Ratings may be reproduced for not-for-profit educational purposes only. Any other uses must be approved by the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal (info@mcmasteroptimalaging.org).
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