The Literacy Coalition's Health Literacy Initiative aims to improve the health of our community through better patient-provider communication and increased access to healthcare and health-related information.

The national movement to promote health literacy has sparked the development of new organizations and programs within existing organizations that are devoted to improving the health literacy of our communities.

LCCT has chosen a handful of high-quality, reliable health literacy resource databases to assist you in promoting effective health communication and a healthier community.

Be sure to check-out our Downloads page to access the Central Texas Healthcare Resource Directory and Health Literacy Instructional Manual for Adult Educators.

Online Resources

Health Literacy Wisconsin

Health Literacy Wisconsin hosts a large list of resources for adult educators, healthcare providers and all health literacy stakeholders. Resources can be easily accessed using the tabs on the top left corner of the “resources” page and include a wide range of materials such as curriculum, videos, organizational development, research and journals, measurement tools, and health communication interventions.

Health Literacy Missouri

Health Literacy Missouri offers a comprehensive library of health literacy information and tools. Search this easy-to-use library for adult education health curriculum, strategies to improve health communication for both patients and providers, and research and journals on advancements in the field of health literacy.

The Florida Literacy Coalition

 The Florida Literacy Coalition shares its health literacy lesson books for adult literacy students with corresponding teacher guides. Moreover, check out their recommendations for Health Literacy Sites Worth Visiting where you can narrow your search using the sidebar, “Teacher/Tutor,” on the right.

Rochester Mayo Clinic

Rochester Mayo Clinic hosts (arguably) the most reliable health information available on the web. Use it to check symptoms, learn about treatments, and find resources for healthy living and chronic disease management.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has many reliable health literacy tools. Elements include health literacy research, evidence reports, podcasts, tools for healthcare providers, health literacy assessment tools, and perhaps their greatest tool, the Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. The goal of this toolkit is to facilitate the integration of health literacy strategies into the practice with a minimum burden on scarce resources, including the precious time of clinicians and staff.

The Center for Disease Control

The CDC's website Health Literacy: Accurate, Accessible and Actionable Health Information for All, provides information and tools to improve health literacy and make health information accurate, accessible and actionable for all. The resources are for all organizations that interact and communicate with people about health, and features health literacy organizations by state and planning tools to use the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy.

Health.gov

Developed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Health.gov site provides an overview of health literacy, tools to improve communication, research, journals, and other related resources.

LCCT Collected Resources

In early 2011, the generous "geeks giving back" at Austin GiveCamp donated their time and skills to build the new Health Literacy Resources database. Users can search the database to find accurate online resources for healthcare providers, adult educators, and advocates. The Literacy Coalition updates the links and resources available on an ongoing basis.

If you have a health literacy resource that you would like to share, please send it to Peter Morrison.

Click a link below to start your search:

Resources for Healthcare Providers

Resources for Adult Educators

Resources for Advocates