The Calgary Charter on Health Literacy: Rationale and Core Principles for the Development of Health Literacy Curricula

2011
Written by an international and multi-disciplinary team of health literacy advocates, this charter outlines a new definition of health literacy and also a set of its core principles.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators

LINCS Regional Health Literacy Summits

2008

This resource summarizes the LINCS Regional Health Literacy Summits.

Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders

The Emergence of Health Literacy as a Public Policy Priority: From Research to Consensus to Action

2004
From Research to Consensus to Action
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators

How should adult ESL reading instruction differ from ABE reading instruction?

2005
This article provides a research based rationale to identify which general teaching reading strategies work for all learners and which of those strategies do not work for English Language Learners.

Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy

2007
This August 2007 webcast shares findings from the Health Literacy of America’s Adults, which disseminates results from the health literacy component of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL).
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Professional Developers

Research-based Health Literacy Materials and Instruction Guide

2009

This resource provides research-based health literacy materials and instruction guide.

Adult Educators

Advancing Health Literacy: Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners

2008
This September 2008 webcast focuses on new and emerging topics in health literacy.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Professional Developers

Queens Library Health Literacy Curriculum for ESOL Learners

2010

This health literacy curriculum was developed through Queens Library for use with ESOL Learners.

Adult Educators