Opportunities to learn more about Health Literacy

Institute for Health Care Advancement – Ninth Annual Health Literacy Conference

“Health Literacy in the Real World: Programs and Solutions that Work”

WHERE: Irvine, California

WHEN: May 6-7 2010   Register now! (If before April 7^th get early-bird discount)

http://www.iha4health.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/341/MenuGroup/_Health+Literacy+Conference.htm

Health Literacy 101 Free Online Training, Public Health Training Centers

http://www.asph.org/userfiles/PHTC_FINALHealthLiteracybundle.pdf

Description: Free web-based courses and archived webcasts that teach/train educators in Health Literacy

Culture and Health Literacy Case Studies, School of Public Health

http://www.sph.umn.edu/ce/trainings/coursepage.asp?activityId=7821

Description: Free online course showing case studies of successful community programs to target and improve health literacy in cultural groups

California Health Literacy Initiative Web site: http://cahealthliteracy.org/resource_center.html

Description: Health literacy presentations and tools for adult educators and health professionals.

Health and Literacy Special Collection

World Education

http://lincs.worlded.org/index.htm

Description: Health lessons and activities; easy-to-read health information; multilingual information and health literacy research.

Health Literacy Studies from the Harvard School of Public Health

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/materials.html

Description: Tools, research and curriculum to support health literacy.

Health and Media Literacy

Center for Media Literacy

http://www.medialit.org/focus/prev_home.html

Description: Educational and professional resources about media literacy as it relates to health information.

Writing for Reading: Guide for Developing Print Materials in Nutrition for Low- Literacy Adults University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.extension.iastate.edu/nutrition/nutrition/b3545.pdf

Description: Guide for developing nutrition information for adults with limited literacy skills.

Podcast Interviews with those In-The-Know about Health Literacy, Health literacy out-loud

http://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2010/03/09/hlol-33-social-media-health-literacy/

Description: Podcasts about Health Literacy, understanding it and how to get involved in it.

Health Literacy Discussion List, National Institute for Literacy

http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy

Description: Free discussion list allows people to discuss Health Literacy Issues – updated daily.

Culture and Health Literacy Case Studies, School of Public Health

http://www.sph.umn.edu/ce/trainings/coursepage.asp?activityId=7821

Description: Free online course showing case studies of successful community programs to target and improve health literacy in cultural groups.