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Evaluating Health Information
Guide to evaluating health websites and other health information sources.
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Health Literacy
Health Misinformation and Disinformation
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Library Resources
Library Titles on Health Literacy
Related Guides
Consumer Health Websites
Evidence-Based Healthcare Literature
Health Literacy
Culture & Health Literacy
CDC tools for cross-cultural communication and language access.
Health.gov: Health Literacy
Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Health Literacy
Information from National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Health Literacy
Information and tools from CDC to improve health literacy and public health.
Health Literacy Measurement Tools
Tools from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Health Literacy Resources
Resource list from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Health Literacy Tool Shed
Online database of health literacy measures from Boston University.
HRSA: Health Literacy
Information from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
MedlinePlus: Health Literacy
Consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine.
National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy
Report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2010.
Articles of Interest
Considerations for a new definition of health literacy
A. Pleasant et al., National Academy of Medicine Discussion Paper, April 4, 2016.
A mismatch between population health literacy and the complexity of health information: An observational study
G. Rowlands et al.,
British Journal of General Practice
, June 2015.
Pharmacy research can help raise health literacy standards
Science News
, September 25, 2013.
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