Health Literacy Resources for Healthcare Providers

Health Literacy Toolkits:

• AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition
• A Framework for Improving Racial/Ethnic Minority Health and Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
• Health Literate Care Model
• Simply Put
• The Health Literacy Style Manual
• Equity Centred Community Design Guide.pdf (socialpurposerealestate.net)
• A Practical Guide to Implementing the National CLAS Standards (cms.gov)
• What Did the Doctor Say? Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety
• The Health Literacy Environment of Hospitals and Health Centers
• Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit (ahrq.gov)
• Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care

Resources to Test Health Education Materials:

• The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and User’s Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ahrq.gov)
• Home - Clinical Research Glossary (mrctcenter.org)
• Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Readability Caculator (textcompare.org)
• Flesch Readability Ease Calculator
• The CDC Clear Communication Index | The CDC Clear Communication Index | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• SAM.pdf (aspiruslibrary.org)
• PRISM Program for Readability in Science & Medicine

Places to Find Linguistically Inclusive, Culturally Relevant Health Education Materials:

• Home - EthnoMed
• Health Information in Multiple Languages: MedlinePlus
• Resources for Healthcare Providers | NNLM
• Publications available online | Washington State Department of Health