A collection of websites related to health literacy.

     2020-11-17 – Website

The definitive Canadian guide to creating culturally relevant health information is published by Communications Nova Scotia.

  2019-05-20 – Manual/Guide

Peer nominated examples of health literacy initiatives in Canada added together as a Canadian Public Health Association resource that can help inform health literacy activities, programs and policies.

  2017-11-13 – Manual/Guide

The National Action Plan, from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, seeks "to engage organizations, professionals, policymakers, communities, individuals, and families in a linked, multi-sector effort to improve health literacy". Strategies focus on providing people with information they can understand in order to make informed health care decisions.

  2017-02-23 – Strategy

A fact sheet developed by the European Specialist Dietetic Network for Public Health (ESDN-PH) providing key food literacy and health concepts and reasons why food literacy is important to dietitians.

  2020-08-17 – Handout

A guide to writing and designing easy-to-use health websites and digital tools from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP).

  2017-02-15 – Manual/Guide

Background information regarding cultural competence.

  2016-02-23 – Background

A collection of websites related to cultural competence.

    2019-05-20 – Website

A technical report funded by Public Health Ontario through the Locally Driven Collaborative Projects program, summarizing qualitative data on the the meaning of food skills for at risk youth, young pregnant women and young parents.

  2020-06-03 – Research Report/Paper

A report from the U.K .Patient Information Forum (PiF) presenting the evidence for high quality consumer health information for health management.

  2017-03-02 – Manual/Guide