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Jan
05
0 comments Tags: consumer health, consumer health resources, genetics, health literacy
Join the NNLM Resource Picks webinar on Wednesday, January 31 from 3:00 – 4:00pm ET. This session will feature Stephanie Morrison who is the Team Coordinator for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) resource, Genetics Home Reference. Genetics Home Reference is the NLM resource for consumer health information about health conditions that have a genetic… Read More »
Posted in: Chronic Disease, Health Information Literacy, National Library of Medicine News, Webinars, Websites
Jan
05
0 comments Tags: health literacy, health news
Reading or hearing health news stories can be confusing and difficult to understand. It can be hard to know what to believe. Health News Review has compiled a list of tipsheets, links, and other resources to help both journalists and health care consumers evaluate claims about health care interventions. Here you will find such topics… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy
Aug
25
0 comments Tags: health literacy, health literacy measurement, U.S. Department of Education
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. They are independent and non-partisan. Their mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers,… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, General, Health Information Literacy, Uncategorized
Apr
28
0 comments Tags: health literacy, User-centered design, web design
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion developed Health Literacy Online: A Guide for Simplifying the User Experience. This research-based guide aims to help professionals create health websites and other digital health information tools that are easy for low-literacy users to access and understand. The guide is written for anyone involved in creating online health… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Public Health
Feb
23
0 comments Tags: health fraud, health literacy, older adults
The National Institute on Aging has information on protecting yourself from health scams, particularly for older adults as they are often targeted. Today, there are more ways than ever to sell untested products—online, TV, radio, magazines, and newspapers are just a few examples. Actors portray doctors and patients on infomercials. You might even get an… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Public Health, Senior
Oct
28
0 comments Tags: health literacy, patient engagement, teach-back method
To learn more about how clinicians use “teach-back” to improve communication with patients, access AHRQ’s Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients. The new resource features evidence-based interventions for implementing the teach-back technique in primary care practices. With teach-back, clinicians ask patients or family members to explain in their own… Read More »
Posted in: General, Health Information Literacy, Public Health
Jul
22
0 comments Tags: health literacy, health literacy measurement
The Health Literacy Tool Shed is an online database of health literacy measures. The site contains information about measures, including their psychometric properties, based on a review of the peer-reviewed literature. Users can search by language and context to measure health literacy. To search the database, please visit: http://bit.ly/2a2Ig0E
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Public Health, Websites
May
27
0 comments Tags: health literacy, photographs - health
Picture Public Health is a newly launched stock photo marketplace, focused specifically on health. The site’s goal is to make it easier for public health professionals to find authentic, relatable stock photos that model healthy behaviors while also challenging stereotypes. Right now, they’re working with photographers and agencies to build their library of photos. If you know… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Public Health, Websites