Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency
http://www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/training.htm/

Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) online course will be of interest to librarians who provide support and information to the public and health professionals. To take the course, register with TRAIN (https://www.train.org/DesktopShell.aspx), the distance-learning resource for public health professionals. The course has been awarded five MLA CE credits.

Health Literacy: New Fields New Opportunities
http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/tutorial/SWF/flashcheck/main.htm

Developed by World Education with support from the NN/LM Northeast Region, this tutorial covers: Health Literacy Challenge, Health Literacy Practitioners, Successful Strategies and Practices, and Applying What You Have Learned.

Assuring Quality Care for People with Limited Health Literacy
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/8603

Developed by Medscape, this tutorial defines health literacy and reviews how limited health literacy may affect the quality of healthcare. Also, it examines the relationship between health literacy and patient safety, identifies communication skills and clinical interventions that improve health communication for all patients, and reviews clinical care strategies that improve care for those most vulnerable to the effects of limited health literacy.

Assessing Health Literacy in Clinical Practice
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/8203

Developed by Medscape, this fact filled and well referenced tutorial assists clinicians and librarians learn how frequently they deal with patients with limited health literacy. It suggests strategies to use to adjust communication style to meet the needs of all of patients.

Health Literacy and Public Health: Communicate to Make a Difference series
http://www.nynj-phtc.org/phLit/Home/phlit-login.cfm

New York/New Jersey Public Health Training Center’s information-packed, referenced course in 2 modules: Module 1: Health Literacy & Public Health, and Module 2: Strategies for Addressing Low Health Literacy.

Is Your Document Readable for Your Target Audience?
http://wchs-web.asp.radford.edu/Old%20Web%20site/tutorial/index.htm

This tutorial assists the learner to analyze the reading ability of a target audience and to evaluate existing materials. Guides the learner through the steps in the process of developing, or revising, appropriate materials and provides links to outside resources.

http://www.medicalhome.alabama.gov/default.aspx?ID=1704

http://www.medicalhome.alabama.gov/default.aspx?id=539

Also available for download. the test on the Medicaid Agency website at www.medicaid.alabama.gov that can be taken and mailed. Contains all of the CME module post tests.

Great Rivers Partners for Health-E People!
http://www.literacycoalition.org/healthliteracy.html

Provides teaching tools to help the health care provider understand, and learn, how to work with patients who hide their lack of literacy skills. Users must register to get a login id. One program is for healthcare consumers (general public) and one is for healthcare professionals. Each program takes about 15 minutes to complete.

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