Health Literacy Resources

Use the following trusted resources to learn more about health literacy and communication.

Health Communication

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Gateway to Health Communication & Social Marketing Practice
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Risk Communication
• National Communication Association
• NIH National Cancer Institute: Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)

Health Literacy

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Health Literacy
• Tufts Medicine: Health Literacy Tool Shed
• CDC: Health Literacy
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Guidelines for Effective Writing
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM): Health Literacy
• NIH National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus: Health Literacy
• NIH: Clear Communication
• PlainLanguage.gov

Cultural Competence

• Limited English Proficiency
• Office of Minority Health: Think Cultural Health

Health Information Technology (IT)

• AHRQ: Digital Healthcare Research
• HealthIT.gov: Patients and Individuals

Usability

• read-able.com: The Readability Test Tool
• Digital.gov