Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion
Health Literacy: Prescription to End Confusion, from the Institute of Medicine, examines knowledge and research available on health literacy and provides suggestions on how to remove health literacy barriers.
2017-02-23 – Book
Examples of Health Literacy in Practice
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
National Health Literacy Action Plan
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
Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition
An updated step-by-step guide (pdf and available online) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with tools for health professionals to use in their practice to overcome health literacy barriers. Includes tools and resources about spoken communication,
written communication, self-management and empowerment and supportive systems.
2017-09-12 – Manual/Guide
Learn About Health Literacy
Information for professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about what health literacy is, including a link to an hour video by Dr. Rima Rudd providing an overview of the field including research and related findings.
2017-02-23 – Audio/Visual
Food Literacy – An Added Value for Health
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
Health Literacy Online Guide, 2nd Edition
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