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Health Literacy: Health Literacy and Numeracy

Resources about health literacy, and how to apply health literacy and numeracy principles to patient education

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Health Literacy Resources

Health Literacy: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)  Health Literacy: Healthy People 2030 Strategies for Promoting Effective Communication in Cancer Care: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Health Literacy for Health Professionals (CDC) Free Online Course; 1 hour. Health Literacy Studies (Harvard School of Public Health; research, strategies, tools, resources)

Explaining How Research Works (NIH)

Health Literacy Resources (Libraries @ Rochester Health)

Health Literacy Fact Sheets (Center for Health Care Strategies)

Ohio Health Literacy Partners: Organizational Resources

Health Literacy Online: A Guide for Simplifying the User Experience

The Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations (National Academy of Medicine) PDF will open.

Ohio Health Literacy Partners : Health Professional Resources

Health literacy from A to Z: practical ways to communicate your health message.  Available via HonorHealth Library Services

Teaching Patients With Low Literacy Skills e-book.  Still classic, still authoritative. (Harvard Health Literacy Studies)

Health Literacy Tool Shed: a database of health literacy measurement tools