African American Health Disparities

Health literacy is... "The ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." - Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, Institute of Medicine.

• Health Information Literacy Resources
  Medical Library Association
• Health Literacy Project
  Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
• Health Literacy Studies
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Clear Health Communication Initiative
  Improving health literacy outcomes
  Pfizer Corporation
• Health Literacy
  AMA Foundation