Library: HSC434: Health Literacy: Assessing Patient Health Literacy

Selected Resources

Web Resources

Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)
Use the search box to find literacy assessment resources.
Boston University’s Health Literacy Toolshed
A database of available health literacy assessment tools. While most tools must be purchased, this can be a good database to begin with to find an appropriate tool based on a client population, then further research it in peer-reviewed literature.
Health Literacy Measurement Tools (revised).
See information on assessment tools available in Spanish and English, as well as sample test forms and instruction manuals for administering this health literacy assessment.
National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy
See this resource for a series of links related to assessment, educational material design, and teach-back strategies.
National Assessment of Adult Literacy
Provides additional insight into the NAAL adult literacy study, with other resources to learn more about the results
Pfizer Health Literacy
Click on the “Newest Vital Sign” toolkit to download a free, simple health literacy screening tool

Cloze test

Cloze test
Use for additional background information on the Cloze
Learnclick
Use to create formative cloze quizzes of you own

VARK

VARK: A Guide to Learning Styles
For additional information on the VARK learning theory

How to use this page

The websites in the Selected Resources box include information on the VARK learning theory, background information and instructions to create a Cloze test, and links to find/study various health literacy tools. If you have selected a tool and are looking for additional information, consider using the "Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles" page to do further research using the OneSearch tool.

Citation Help

In addition to the APA citation help on the Finding peer-reviewed articles page, please see these guides for examples of citing websites, organizations and images.

APA Tip Sheet Guidelines for APA in-text citations and references.
APA Multimedia Tip Sheet Examples for citing videos, images, etc.