Health Literacy Core Tools
Health Literacy Tools are aimed at improving communication skills with the patients. Some of the many factors that affect communication with patients are health literacy, low English proficiency and cultural competency.
Downloadable Documents
LA CaTS Informed Consent Toolkit
Exercises to Improve Written Communication
Streptococcal Pharyngitis (Strep Throat) Handout
Downloadable Videos
Video 1: It’s Hard to Be a Patient (25 MB .mpeg)
Video 2: Patients struggle with prescription drug labels (13.5 MB .mpeg)
Video 3: It’s Easy to Make a Mistake (22.5 MB .mpeg)
Downloadable Powerpoint Presentations
Assessing Literacy in Healthcare
Strategies to Make Informed Consent Truly Informed
Helpful Health Literacy Resources
Health Literacy Research (New Orleans - 2/20/14)
Developing User-Friendly Patient Education Consent Forms (2/20/14)