Adirondack Rural Health Network

Great Links for Everyone

• Plain & Simple - A Health Literacy Project for Iowa
  This comprehensive site by the Iowa Department of Public Health provides tools and links for providers and consumers including a “Quick Guide to Health Literacy and Older Adults” and before-and-after examples of improved print materials.
• Health Literacy Consulting with Helen Osborne
  This site features pod cast interviews with a wide range of experts in the health literacy field. Also contains tips, articles, books and other resources including a free monthly e-newsletter.
• Center for Plain Language
  This site provides resources for creating and promoting reader-focused writing and includes a newsletter link with a “show me” feature of before and after writing samples.
• Harvard School of Public Health, Health Literacy Studies
  This site is designed for professionals in health and education who are interested in health literacy. It features current literature, research and policy, materials and curriculum.
• National Institute for Literacy - Health Literacy Discussion List
  This on-line forum brings together professionals and consumers from throughout the world to discuss health literacy issues, pose questions and share resources.