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Resources and Links to Other Literacy Organizations

Here is a sample of helpful resources:
Curriculum Materials
  Queens Library Adult Learner Program
  "English for your Health" (beginner-level curriculum)
  http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_nm=ALP_for_Teachers
   
Institute for Healthcare Advancement
www.iha4health.org
National Center for ESL Literacy Education
http://www.cal.org/caela/tools/instructional/health_literacy.html
The Health and Literacy Special Collection
www/worlded/org/us/health/lincs
The Literacy List
http://alri.org/litlist/websites.html#healthandscience
Programs, Practices, and Research
American Medical Association’s Health Literacy Campaign
www.amafoundation.org/go/healthliteracy
 
California Literacy, Inc.
www.cahealthliteracy.org
Harvard School of Public Health, Health Literacy Studies
www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy
Health education materials, links to health and literacy web sites 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/
Institute of Medicine
http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/31487/34403.aspx
National Assessment of Adult Literacy
www.nces.ed.gov/naal
National Institute for Literacy
www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions
 
Pfizer Clear Health Communication Initiative
www.pfizerhealthliteracy.org
Partnership for Clear Communication
http://www.npsf.org/pchc2/
General Health Information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Office of Communication
www.cdc.gov
Brochures available to download, publications on special populations and specific illnesses
National Cancer Institute
www.nci.nih.gov
A source of plain language guides
www.cancerinfonet.org
Cancer information for individuals and health care providers
Diversity Rx
http://www.diversityrx.org/HTML/DIVRX.htm
Information about meeting health care needs for multicultural populations
Medline Plus
www.medlineplus.gov 
A consumer health website, with information in English and Spanish
Family Doctor
http://familydoctor.org
Health information for consumers from the American Academy of Family Physicians.  

 

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