Monday, March 1, 2010

Health Literacy Websites

National Institute for Literacy
Health Literacy Resources

Health Literacy Webcasts -
Health Literacy of America's Adults - www.nifl.gov/webcasts/NAALhealth/webcast0829.html

Advancing Health Literacy: Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners (2008) - www.nifl.gov/webcasts/health08/webcast0916.html


Health and Literacy Resource Guides -

Family Health and Literacy (2006) - www.healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/family

Culture, Health, and Literacy (2000) - www.healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/culture

The Health and Literacy Compendium (1999) - www.healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/comp

Health Literacy Websites

National Institute for Literacy
Health Literacy Resources
Health Literacy Discussion List -
www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy - A community of practice and professional development forum on health and literacy.

Regional Health Literacy Summits -
http://www.nifl.gov/programs/summits/healthsummits.html - Presentations from three summits convened in 2008 for literacy and health professionals. Gather information on health and literacy research and resources for implementing health literacy programming.

Health Literacy Special Collection -
http://www.healthliteracy.worlded.org/ - Online resources for forming partnerships and teaching health literacy.