This page is a result of a discussion on the National Institute for Literacy Health and Literacy listserv. Purposefully kept in very simple HTML to allow easy access to all users, the page allows visitors to either directly download or link to online health literacy curricula. These are not screened in any fashion, so inclusion on this page is not an indication of quality or approval. Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis. Please send all materials to andrew.pleasant@advancinghealthliteracy.com. Thanks!
American Academy on Healthcare Communication, together with Drexel University, has created a web site called Doc.com that's used by many medical schools as part of their clinical skills and communication skills curricula. (Web site)
New York / New Jersey Public Health Training Center online course on Health Literacy and Public Health (Web site)
New Jersey Geriatric Education Center's (NJGEC) at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine - Interdisciplinary Faculty Development Program on Health Literacy. This is an annual three day training program culminating in a simulated patient exercise. (Adobe Acrobat Document)
Ohio State University - interactive modules for continuing education credit for practitioners in all the health disciplines. There will be a total of 11 “articles” without CE and 11 of the CE modules. You can access the articles at http://medicine.osu.edu/ahec/4977.cfm. (Web site)
Eating Well, Living Well – aims to help ESL teachers integrate Nutrition
Education into their ESL classrooms. (Web site)
Expecting the Best – Expecting the Best is a health and wellness curriculum for English as a Second Language (ESL) students designed to improve health literacy, functional literacy, and enhance English communication skills. (Web site)
Health and Literacy Special Collection – The goal of this collection is to support the integration of health and literacy education in adult basic education programs and health literacy awareness in health care settings. (Web site)
Health Education Literacy Program (HELP) – The Health Education Literacy Program (HELP) is a project of the NYC Poison Control Center in collaboration with Literacy Partners, HELP promotes information about medicine safety to adults with limited literacy skills. (Web site)
Heart Health ESL curriculum – Heart Health ESL Curriculum Resource is designed for use with adult ESL students. (Adobe Acrobat document)
H.E.L.P. (Health Education Literacy Program) Curriculum – Institute for Healthcare Advancement's (IHA) curriculum targets ESL students. The course textbook is IHA's self-help health book, What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick.
Staying Healthy – An English Learner's Guide to Health Care and Healthy Living. A publication of the Florida Literacy Coalition, Inc. (Web site)
Virginia Adult Education Health Literacy Toolkit – This Toolkit is a resource to help adult education instructors and administrators better understand the problem of health literacy as it affects their learners. (Web site)