For further information on health literacy, please visit the following sites:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Literacy and Health Outcomes (in PDF)
Questions are the Answers: Get More Involved with Your Healthcare

Anthony Tassi
The Emergence of Health Literacy as a Public Policy Priority

Harvard School of Public Health
Health Literacy Studies

Institute of Medicine
Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion

Literacy Assistance Center
NYC Health Literacy Initiative

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
Health Literacy Study Circle Guides

National Institute for Literacy
LINCS Health and Literacy Special Collection

National Library of Medicine: Current Bibliographies in Medicine
Understanding Health Literacy and its Barriers

The New York Times
The Importance of Knowing What the Doctor Is Talking About (in PDF)

U.S. Department of Education
The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHS Quick Guide to Health Literacy

The Washington Post
A Silent Epidemic (in PDF)

World Education
Focus on Basics: Health & Literacy Partnerships (in PDF)