Health Literacy: Assessment Tools & Resources

Chew, LD et al. (2004). Family Medicine. 36(8): 588-94.

US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013).

US Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013).

Nielsen Norman Group. (2011).

Agency for Healthcare Quality and Resource. Page updated December 2015.

Boston University's online database of health literacy measure, with information about measures, including their psychometric properties, based on a review of the peer-reviewed literature. Searchable by duration of administration, age of population validated on, sample size, availability, language, mode of admin (computer, etc.), health literacy domain measured (numeracy, listening/speaking communication), "context" (health condition).

Pfizer (2011).

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), (2013).

Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine revised, shorter version (REALM-R). [webpage last revised 5/13]

Morris, NS et al. (2006). BMC Family Practice. 7(21):1-7.

Laughlin, M. et al. (2008).

Pleasant, A. (2014) Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives. 19:12, 1481-1496.

Institute of Medicine (US) Roundtable on Health Literacy. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2009.

Haun, JN, et al. (2014). Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives, 19:sup2, 302-333.

Riffenburgh, Audrey. (2009). Authored document while at University of New Mexico, which approved the language in 2014, though the author had left UNM and was working with Plain Language Works at that time.

National Institutes of Health.

American Cancer Society.

Created by a hospital social worker and an ESOL educator under the auspices of the Virginia Adult Learning Center, Virginia Commonwealth University. Webpage dated 2013.

Singleton, K. Non-classroom guide for teachers and education practitioners from Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, Virginia Commonwealth University.

National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus).

National Quality Forum (2005).

Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ).

National Cancer Institute.

Search medications, allergies or conditions for plain language "translations."

US Department of Health and Human Services.

Government resource offering training resources, explanations of related laws, a databases of examples and announcements of, meetings, news, and events.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Zorn M, Allen MP, AND Horowitz AM, National Library of Medicine (2004). Current Bibliographies in Medicine (CBM 2004-1).