About Health Literacy

Health literacy is a broad topic, with applications in practice, policy, research, education, and more. Click here to read a brief introduction.


Foundational Health Literacy


There is an undeniable need for a broad commitment to organizational health literacy. All people working within healthcare, public health, or social services systems must advocate for their organizations to invest resources and time in building a health literacy infrastructure. Read more here.



Elevate Your Health Literacy Competency


The IHA Health Literacy Solutions Center

Here's an online hub of health literacy resources and tools, that serves to connect health professionals from a wide variety of organizations and equip them with the most innovative tools in the field. Upon joining, for free, you'll have access to discussions, webinars, blogs, resource library, job boards, an expert directory and more. Explore today!



The IHA Health Literacy Specialist Certificate Program
Whether you're new to the healthcare field or have years of experience, this new program from IHA will enhance your health literacy knowledge so you can apply these principles in your daily work.



The Always Use Teach-back! Training Toolkit

This toolkit helps healthcare providers learn to use teach-back to support patients and families throughout the care continuum.



Resources

Here's a collection of resources for health literacy statistics.


Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention