Literacy and Health National Institute for Literacy. Provides national statistics on literacy and health. Included topics are: literacy promotion in healthcare settings and information about the medicare population's health literacy.
Celebrate Health Literacy Month in October Health Literacy Consulting. Health Literacy Month was founded in 1999 by Helen Osborne, President of Health Literacy Consulting. The goal of the campaign is to emphasize the importance of making health information understandable to the people who need it most.
Health Literacy Resource List for Educators (2007)(PDF|152 KB) USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center. Food and Nutrition Information Center's resource list of Health Literacy materials for professionals. Includes bibliographic information on print, online and multimedia resources.
Healthy People 2010 Chapter 11: Health Communications Department of Health and Human Services. Covers the United State's national health objectives related to health communications. The section entitled "Disparities" and Objective 11.2 focus on health literacy. November, 2000
HRSA Health Literacy Free On-Line Training for Providers HHS. Health Resources and Services Administration. Online learning experience that will help improve patient communication skills, increase awareness and knowledge of health literacy, and implement patient-centered communication practices.
