Background information related to health literacy.

Health Literacy: Prescription to End Confusion, from the Institute of Medicine, examines knowledge and research available on health literacy and provides suggestions on how to remove health literacy barriers.

Peer nominated examples of health literacy initiatives in Canada added together as a Canadian Public Health Association resource that can help inform health literacy activities, programs and policies.

  2017-11-13 – Manual/Guide

A collection of websites related to health literacy.

     2017-08-18 – Website

The definitive Canadian guide to creating culturally relevant health information is published by Communications Nova Scotia.

  2014-04-03 – Manual/Guide

A synthesis of the recommendations and evidence regarding health literacy.

The National Action Plan, from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, seeks "to engage organizations, professionals, policymakers, communities, individuals, and families in a linked, multi-sector effort to improve health literacy". Strategies focus on providing people with information they can understand in order to make informed health care decisions.

  2017-02-23 – Strategy

Information for professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about what health literacy is, including a link to an hour video by Dr. Rima Rudd providing an overview of the field including research and related findings.