Consumer Health Resources

Questions Are the Answer is a public education initiative by AHRQ designed to highlight the essential role individuals and families can play as active members of their healthcare teams. Check out their tips and resources, such as 10 Questions You Should Know, How To Be More Engaged in Your Healthcare, and the QuestionBuilder App.

This tutorial from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will teach individuals how to evaluate health information found on the Internet.

Information about prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicine

Information and links to information about health literacy

Information and links to information about talking with your doctor

Understanding Medical Words Tutorial is from the National Library of Medicine and will teach you about medical words.

Information and links on how to take charge of your health care

KidsHealth from Nemours Children’s Health System provides doctor-reviewed and easy-to-follow articles, videos, and health tools on health topics. The website contains separate sections for parents, kids, and teens.

Answers common questions about health literacy with links to reports and websites.

The Health Literacy page at AHRQ provides resources and information to improve health literacy. It helps individuals understand and use health information effectively to make informed decisions about their health care. The page includes tools, strategies, and guidelines for healthcare providers, organizations, and communities to enhance communication and promote better health outcomes.

Compiled by Maria B.J. Chun, Ph.D., JABSOM

Kuleana Health is a Community First initiative that collaborates with community health centers and organizations to develop and deliver health literacy programs that empower underrepresented populations.

Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaboration of researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition

DynaMed is a point-of-care reference tool designed to provide the best available evidence to support clinical decision-making. DynaMed provides clinically-organized summaries for nearly 2000 topics. Summaries are organized both alphabetically and by category.

From the National Library of Medicine. Provides information that is accurate and current. Includes a variety of health topics, conditions, and drug information, as well as a medical encyclopedia, videos and games, and current news. Information is available in English and Spanish.

Communication skills for shared decision making