The Williamsburg Regional Library

What is Senior Navigator?

501c3 non-profit organization
Subsidiary of the Virginia Health Care Foundation with support from the AOL Time Warner Foundation, the Collis Warner Foundation and health organizations in the local community.
Resources for health and aging information and services
Provides users with high-quality, up-to-date health, legal, financial, housing and community information

Health Information

Locate information, articles and services for a variety of health related issues

Medical Concerns
Provider Glossary
Pharmaceutical Forum
Facility Glossary

Example: Learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and find Alzheimer’s resources in your local area.

Legal and Financial Information

· Find information, articles and services regarding legal and financial health for seniors.

o Future Planning

o Insurance and Benefits

o Assets and Liabilities

o Consumer Protection

Example: Users can research estate planning or power of attorney issues.

Health and Housing Facilities

· Use this section to discover more about senior housing, nursing homes, and long-term care.

o Your Home

o Senior Housing

o Long-term care

o Facility Glossary

Search by zip code to find local housing and facilities for seniors.

Community Center

Find articles about exercise, volunteer work and transportation

Out and About
Service Glossary
Caregiver Circle
Community Calendar

Use the “Community Calendar” to find local events for seniors.

Searching

· Locating Health Information

Users have two searching options:
Find Health Information (articles)

Find Health Services (local resources)

Health Information Articles

· To research articles on a particular subject, select one of the subcategories in the “Find Health Information” box

Click on the “Medical Concerns” link
Click on “Arthritis”
Click on article to read the full text

Find Health Services

Use the drop-down menu to select a service, “Alzheimer’s Disease”
Type in your zip code and click “go” to find services in your area.
SeniorNavigator.com provides a directory of local Alzheimer’s Disease resources.
Click on an organization to find more detailed information.

Virginia Health Search

Allows users to search by:

Key Word
Zip Code

Advanced Searching Features

Add an additional keyword to refine your search.

Other Options

My Neighborhood
News
Free Class
Neighbor to Neighbor Discussion
Membership to Senior Navigator is Free.
Membership allows users to:

Access “My Library”

“Ask an Expert” – receive expert advice via email.

Database: An organized collection of information that can be accessed through a computer network.

Directory: A catalog of sites by subject.

Dragging: The process of moving an object by clicking on it with the left mouse button, &, while holding the button down, move the object to its desired location & release.

E-mail: Electronic messages sent between computers that are connected on a network.

HTML: (HyperText Markup Language) A set of commands & rules for encoding files on the Internet.

Home Page: Usually the first page you see at a Web site, it is the site's main page.

Hyperlinks: Text or images on a Web page that link you to another web page or a different part of the same page. Hyperlinks are usually underlined & a different color than other text on the same page, & the mouse cursor will change into a pointed finger when you place the mouse over them.

Internet: A diverse set of interlinked world-wide computer networks.

Mouse: A hand held input device that allows users to point & click to make selections on the screen

Search Engine: A software program that searches for information on the Internet based on your search criteria. Two examples are Yahoo ( www.yahoo.com ) & Google ( www.google.com ).

URL: ( Universal Resource Locator) An address on the Internet. You type a URL into your browser to visit a website. An example is www.wrl.org.

Web Browser: A software program for viewing & accessing information on the World Wide Web. Netscape Navigator & Internet Explorer are the most widely used & popular Web Browsers today.

World Wide Web: The largest collection of information available online through the Internet