Health Literacy Resource Guide - LSUHSC New Orleans Libraries

Background
Health Literacy is defined by Healthy People 2010 as "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." Literacy skills predict an individuals' health status more strongly than age, income, employment status, education level, and racial or ethnic group.
Books
Health literacy: a prescription to end confusion Healthy People 2010 Medical Library Association guide to health literacy PRINT ONLY Nurse as educator: principles of teaching and learning for nursing practice PRINT ONLY Teaching strategies for health education and health promotion: working with patients, families, and communities PRINT ONLY Teaching patients with low literacy skills PRINT ONLY Understanding Health literacy: implications for medicine and public health PRINT ONLY
Databases
CINAHL ERIC LISTA PubMed	Recommended subject headings CINAHL: Information Literacy Health Education Patient Education PubMed: Health Literacy Consumer Health Information Health Promotion Health Education Patient Education as Topic INNOPAC: Health Education Communication Barriers Educational Status Patient Information
Websites
Health Literacy Websites from LSUHSC-NO Delicious Account Selected statistics links from the LSUHSC Library.

LSUHSC Libraries Resource Guide - Health Literacy