Links

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Helpful websites

Here are some websites that you may find helpful in your health literacy work or research:

ACP (American College of Physicians) Foundation Health Literacy Links

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AHRQ Literacy and Health Outcomes Report

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AMA Foundation’s “Health Literacy: Help Your Patients Understand”

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Harvard School of Public Health’s health literacy links

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Health Literacy Collection

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Health Literacy Community

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Health Literacy Matters, Institute for Healthcare Advancement

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Institute of Medicine’s health literacy topics (includes link to Health Literacy: Prescription to End Confusion)

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Literacy Information and Communications System (LINCS)

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New England Literacy Resource Center

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Plain Language.gov

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Teaching Patients With Low Literacy Skills, by Doak, Doak and Root (Free PDF)

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Please bookmark this site and check back often for more websites.
To suggest a website, please email Amy DeMarco, Programs Manager: ademarco@iha4health-copy.mystagingwebsite.com
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Learn what the federal programs are doing to support health literacy. You can find good information on these sites.

National Action Plan

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Accountable Care Act

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Health Literacy implications of the Affordable Care Act

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Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

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Health.gov

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Healthy People 2020

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