Health Literacy Teaching Resources
Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations
Describes what health care organizations can do to reduce health literacy barriers.
nam.edu/perspectives-2012-ten-attributes-of-health-literate-health-care-organizations/
Building Health Literate Organizations: A Guidebook to Achieving Organizational Change
Guidance, strategies, and examples to help organizations move toward becoming a health literate organization. www.unitypoint.org/filesimages/Literacy/Health%20Literacy%20Guidebook.pdf
Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Collection of tools to help health care practices meet the health literacy needs of all patients.
www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/index.html
Health Literacy Care Model
Interactive online resource that links health literacy universal precautions to a Chronic Care Model.
health.gov/communication/interactiveHLCM/
CDC Health Literacy
Website with information and resources for teaching and learning about health literacy.
www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/
Describes what health care organizations can do to reduce health literacy barriers.
nam.edu/perspectives-2012-ten-attributes-of-health-literate-health-care-organizations/
Building Health Literate Organizations: A Guidebook to Achieving Organizational Change
Guidance, strategies, and examples to help organizations move toward becoming a health literate organization. www.unitypoint.org/filesimages/Literacy/Health%20Literacy%20Guidebook.pdf
Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Collection of tools to help health care practices meet the health literacy needs of all patients.
www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/index.html
Health Literacy Care Model
Interactive online resource that links health literacy universal precautions to a Chronic Care Model.
health.gov/communication/interactiveHLCM/
CDC Health Literacy
Website with information and resources for teaching and learning about health literacy.
www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/
Health Literacy Teaching Tools
A Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care
Online training for physicians and other health care professionals working across cultures.
cccm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/
Always Use Teach-back! Training Toolkit
Interactive online training with video examples of how to use teach-back effectively.
www.teachbacktraining.org/
American Medical Association Toolkit: Health Literacy and Patient Safety – Help Patients Understand
Tools to improve patient-provider communication, includes widely used video to help raise awareness about health literacy.
med.fsu.edu/userFiles/file/ahec_health_clinicians_manual.pdf
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGtTZ_vxjyA
Primer on Cultural Competency and Health Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Students in Health Professions and Continuing Education of Practicing Professionals
Comprehensive collection of teaching tools for educators of health professionals.
dhmh.maryland.gov/mhhd/CCHLP/SitePages/Home.aspx
Using Numbers and Explaining Risk
Online tutorial with the latest research on numeracy and how to communicate risk and other health information using numbers.
www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/numeracy-course/index.html
Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals
Online overview tutorial on health literacy for public health professionals.
www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/gettrainingce.html
Online training for physicians and other health care professionals working across cultures.
cccm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/
Always Use Teach-back! Training Toolkit
Interactive online training with video examples of how to use teach-back effectively.
www.teachbacktraining.org/
American Medical Association Toolkit: Health Literacy and Patient Safety – Help Patients Understand
Tools to improve patient-provider communication, includes widely used video to help raise awareness about health literacy.
med.fsu.edu/userFiles/file/ahec_health_clinicians_manual.pdf
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGtTZ_vxjyA
Primer on Cultural Competency and Health Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Students in Health Professions and Continuing Education of Practicing Professionals
Comprehensive collection of teaching tools for educators of health professionals.
dhmh.maryland.gov/mhhd/CCHLP/SitePages/Home.aspx
Using Numbers and Explaining Risk
Online tutorial with the latest research on numeracy and how to communicate risk and other health information using numbers.
www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/numeracy-course/index.html
Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals
Online overview tutorial on health literacy for public health professionals.
www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/gettrainingce.html
