Melanie Dixson & Niki Kirkpatrick
Health Literacy: "The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." (Health Resources and Services Administration)
Health Literacy Resources
- MedlinePlus - Health LiteracyProvides resources to learn about and help improve health literacy. Provided by the National Library of Medicine.
- Quick Guide to Health LiteracyProvided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
- What is Health Literacy?Health literacy overview provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Consumer Health Resources
For more information see the Health and Nutrition page of the Consumer Information Government subject guide hosted by the UTK Libraries.
PubMed Tutorial Links
- PubMedPublic access to PubMed
- PubMedEssential database for biomedicine. Includes citations from MEDLINE and for biomedical articles in life science journals. A product of the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
- PubMed Tutorials (UT Libraries)PubMed Tutorial series for UT Libraries users.