Screening and Assessment Tools
- Newest Vital Sign (NVS) (English) and NVS (Spanish) – a quick 6-question screening using an ice cream nutrition label
- Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) – a word recognition test assessing medical vocabulary
- Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) – evaluates reading comprehension and numeracy
- BRIEF Health Literacy Screening Tool (BRIEF) - consists of four questions designed to detect inadequate and inadequate/marginal health literacy
Patient Communication Resources
- PlainLanguage.gov Toolkit
- Ask Me 3® Program – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
- Teach-back Training Materials
- MHP Salud Resources and Reference Materials on Language Accessibility
- MedlinePlus Easy-to-Read Health Information
- MedlinePlus Health Information in Multiple Languages
- Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
Training and Continuing Education
- MHLT: Module 1 - Health Literacy Fundamentals
- MHLT: Module 2 - Health Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health
- MHLT: Module 3 - Integrating Health Literacy into Practice
- MHLT: Module 4 - Navigating Health Care Teams and Relevant Health Literacy Resources