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Health Literacy
- General Health Literacy Resources
- Guidance for Health Professionals

General Health Literacy Resources
bullet Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
 
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Health Literacy Crucial to Good Health
 
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Health Literacy Improvement
 
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Quick Guide to Health Literacy
bullet National Center for Education Statistics
 
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Evaluation of the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey Also available in PDF.
 
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The Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy Also available in PDF
bullet Clear & Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers - National Cancer Institute.
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Health Literacy, eHealth, and Communication: Putting the Consumer First: Workshop Summary - National Academy of Sciences.

bullet Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion - Institute of Medicine.
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Health Communications [PDF] - Chapter 11 in Healthy People 2010 , Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

bullet Health Literacy Consulting - Health Literacy Consulting.
bullet Health Literacy Resources - USDA, Food Stamp Nutrition Connection.
bullet Healthy People 2010 Health Communications Objectives - US Department of Health and Human Services.
bullet Improving Health Literacy - The Plain Language Action and Information Network.
bullet Steps to a Healthier US Prevention Report - DHHS, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
bullet Understanding Health Literacy and Its Barriers - National Library of Medicine.

Guidance for Health Professionals:
American Medical Association Foundation
Health Literacy: A Manual for Clinicians [PDF]
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Health Literacy: Physician Resources
 
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Health Literacy Program Video Low Health Literacy: You Can't Tell By Looking
bullet Communicating Effectively with Pregnant Adolescents who have Limited Literacy or Comprehension Skills [PDF - 13 pages] - Chapter 18 in Nutrition and the Pregnant Adolescent: A Practical Reference Guide, University of Minnesota, Center for Leadership, Education and Training in Maternal and Child Nutrition.
bullet Developing Educational Materials - USDA, WIC Works.
bullet Federal Health Literacy Improvement Resources - US Department of Health and Human Services.
bullet The Health Literacy Environment of Hospitals and Health Centers - The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy.
bullet Health Literacy: New Field, New Opportunities (Online Tutorial) - World Education.
bullet Health Literacy Studies - Harvard School of Public Health, Health Literacy Studies.
bullet Health Literacy Toolkit: Better Communication for Better Care [PDF - 224 pages] - The Rhode Island Health Literacy Project.
bullet Health Literacy Training - Health Resources and Services Administration.
bullet Literacy and Health Outcomes - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Also available in PDF.
bullet The Plain Language Initiative - National Institutes of Health.
bullet Recognizing and Overcoming Inadequate Health Literacy, a Barrier to Care [PDF] - Mark V. Williams MD, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.


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