Speak Up. You are an important part of your health care. These guides help you know what to ask your caregivers, what to tell them, and how to make sure your medicines are working best for you. Created by the Joint Commission, a not-for-profit organization which accredits and certifies health care organizations.
www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/SpeakUp/
Health Literacy Curriculum. Charlottesville City Schools Adult Education Program created a series of lessons for use in adult education classrooms. A unit on patient’s rights and responsibilities is included. A Health Journal written by tudents and a listing of local healthesources are available online as well. www.ccs.k12.va.us/programs/adult_education/program_publications.html#health-curriculum
Newest Vital Sign is a bilingual (English and Spanish) screening tool that identifies patients at risk for low health literacy (scroll down to print out the pdf of the actual tool). www.pfizerhealthliteracy.com/physicians-providers/newest-vital-sign.html
Ask Me 3 is a new patient education program developed by the Partnership for Clear Health Communication. www.askme3.org/pdfs/askme3_fact_sheet.pdf
SMOG Test of Readability (simplified measure of gobbledygook) is a formula that gives a readability level for written material. www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/som-hlc/SMOGTest.doc
LaRue's Medical Literacy Exercises contain both audio and video aimed at increased understanding of medications. www.mcedservices.com/medex/medex.htm
What Can Clinicians Do in the15-minute Patient Encounter? explains the "Teach Back Method" from the physician's perspective but this method can be used in many settings to assess a person's perceptions or recall of an encounter. www.ehcca.com/presentations/cachroniccare/2_02_1.pdf
Skills for Health Care Access and Navigation . A health literacy study circle guide from the Harvard School of Public Health and the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). www.ncsall.net/?id=906
MedlinePlus Interactive. Free interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute. Each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language using animated graphics. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
AMA Health Literacy Videos Health Literacy Kits include the 2007 "Health literacy and patient safety: Help patients understand", 2003 video, "Health Literacy: Help Your Patients Understand,"and the 2001 video, "Low Health Literacy: You Can't Tell By Looking," It features physicians and office staff interacting with real patients challenged by low health literacy. www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8035.html