Health Topic: Health Literacy
National
plain language thesaurus for communciating health information
- Health Literacy Improvement tools, resources, reports, and research.
- 2003 Assessment of Health Literacy of America's Adults
- Consumer Asessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS): Questionnaire & Item Set Description for Addressing Health Literacy
- What We Know About Health Literacy
- Why We Need Accessible Health Information Summarizes key findings and presents some policy implications of the first ever National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL).
Madison County
- Literacy Needs Assessment for Madison County (2009)
- Health Literacy Improvement Team Meetings (2010)
Resources for Health Care Providers and Agencies
- Beyond the Brochure: Alternative Approaches to Effective Health Communication To assist health educators and health communicators in conceiving and producing educational materials and activities that do not rely solely on the printed word.
- Health Literacy and Health Outcomes: A Factsheet
- Nutritious Story Time A unique and successful family nutrition literacy program that teaches positive health and nutrition messages to parents and children.
- Pill Card How-To Create an easy-to-use "pill card" for patients, parents, or anyone who has a hard time keeping track of their medicines.
- Simply Put: Scientific and Technical Information Tips for creating easy to read print materials your audience will want to read and use.
- Quick Guide to Health Literacy: Fact Sheets, Strategies, Resources
- Connecting for Health Literacy: Health Information Partners
(Article available free via Sage Journals Online. Citation: Pomerantz KL, Abdul-Ali Muhammad AA, Stacey Downey S, and Kind T. Connecting for Health Literacy: Health Information Partners. Health Promot Pract. 2010 Jan;11(1):79-88. Epub 2008 Jun 10 [Electronic version].
Resources for Patients and Parents
- Speak Up to Prevent Health Care Errors
- Ask Me 3
- Tips for Your Doctor's Visit
- How to Take Medicines Safely
- Five Steps to Safer Health Care
- 20 Tips to Prevent Medical Errors in Children to help parents help their children avoid medical errors.
Training (free, online, and self-paced)
- Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency from Unified Health Communication (UHC) to improve your ability to communicate with patients and overcome barriers that can keep patients from taking their medications according to your instructions, going to the emergency room when they would be better served in primary care or otherwise preventing them from getting the full benefit of the quality care you provide.
- AHRQ's New Public Service Ads Encourage Consumers to Ask Questions