AZHIN: Health Literacy: A Guide: Research & Reports

Health Literacy Reports

- America's Health Literacy Summarizes key findings and presents policy implications of the first National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL).
- Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results from the 2003 NAAL Health literacy was reported using 4 performance levels: Below Basic, Basic, Intermediate, and Proficient.
- Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion (IOM) Examines the body of knowledge that applies to the field of health literacy; recommends actions to promote a health literate society.
- Health Literacy: Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs AMA Council on Scientific Affairs asked an ad hoc committee of experts to investigate health literacy; this report outlines their recommendations.
- Improving Health Literacy for Older Adults Assesses health literacy issues among older adults and identifies opportunities for health professionals to better meet their health communication needs.
- Innovations in Health Literacy: Summary of the 2011 IOM Workshop.
- OECD PIAAC Publications: The Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), was designed to provide insights into the availability of literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills in technology-rich environments in society and how they are used at work and at home.

- MEDLINE/PubMed Search and Health Literacy Information Resources Health literacy search (includes search details) and links to health literacy information resources.
- Research Findings Contains links to health literacy literature reviews and health literacy population assessments.
- Understanding Health Literacy & Its Barriers From the National Library of Medicine Current Bibliographies in Medicine. Contains 651 citations to research articles about health literacy.