Health & Literacy-National Institute for Literacy Special Collection
Mini-collections and health literacy resources for learners, teachers, and health care providers have been indexed by subject and language on this site. Instructions and archive for the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) electronic mailing list are also available.
www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/

Health Literacy: Help Your Patients Understand
Begun in 1998, the American Medical Association Foundation’s Health Literacy Campaign links to state and local health literacy initiatives. Grant information, literature citations, the Health Liteacy Update newsletter, and an order form for the 2003 Health Literacy Educational Kit are available.
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8115.html

Health Literacy Month-Health Literacy Consulting
October is Health Literacy Month. Website’s Health Literacy Map will help you prepare for this campaign by showing what others have done to promote health literacy.
www.healthliteracymonth.com/

Health Literacy Studies-Harvard School of Public Health
Website is designed to help professionals in health and education learn about resources and curricula for health literacy development. Variety of topics range from an overview to how to create and assess materials.
www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/

National Literacy and Health Program
Provides access to reports from the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) health literacy institute and funded program materials in English and French.
www.nlhp.cpha.ca/

Pfizer Clear Health Communication Initiative
The AskMe3 initiative and the Day of Understanding broadcast are two of the partnership efforts offered. Tools and information about the scope of health literacy include the Principles for Clear Health Communication Handbook and an e-mail newsletter.
www.pfizerhealthliteracy.com/