Find Resources by Subject: Health Literacy
Online Journals | Online Textbooks | Database Resources | Other Internet SitesOnline Journals
| Title | Access Level | Full text |
| Health Education Research | Restricted to UMMS/UMMHC users | Full text: Vol. 11 (1996) - present |
| Journal of General Internal Medicine | Restricted to UMMS/UMMHC users | Full text: Vol. 12 (1997) - present |
| Patient Education and Counseling | Restricted to UMMS/UMMHC users | Full text: Vol. 25 (1995) - present |
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Online Textbooks
| Title | Access Level |
| Clear & Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers (2003 ed.) | Free online |
| Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (2006 ed.) | Free online |
| Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion (2004 ed.) | Free online |
| Informing the Future: Critical Issues in Health (4th (2007) ed.) | Free online |
| Literacy and Health in America (2004 ed.) | Free online |
| Literacy and Health Outcomes (2004 ed.) | Free online |
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Database Resources
| Title | Description | Access Level |
| Health Communication Activities | Collection of resources for understanding patients' use of electronic health information and improving health literacy. Published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. | Free online |
| National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL): Health Literacy | Comprehensive report of English literacy among American adults age 16 and older. Publications and data files are also available. Published by the National Center for Education Statistics. | Free online |
| PlainLanguage.gov | Comprehensive resource from the Federal Government that includes background on health literacy as well as guidelines and other resources to aid in producing materials readers can understand. | Free online |
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Other Internet Sites Related to Health Literacy
| Title | Description |
| Understanding Health Literacy and its Barriers: Current Bibliographies in Medicine 2004-1 | Extensive bibliography of publications on health literacy from January 1998 through November 2003. Includes links to abstracts in PubMed where applicable. |
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