At a glance
Many government agencies and academic, for-profit, and non-profit organizations have health literacy programs. They will participate in committee meetings with others that work in the health literacy field and contribute to health literacy plans and reports. This page lists health literacy web resources of agencies, organizations, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ health literacy web pages
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies contribute to the science and practice of health literacy improvement. Learn what agencies are doing about health literacy.
- (FDA)
- (Food & Drug Administration 2011)
Other federal agencies' health literacy activities
The (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, sponsors and is a partner with the Cooperative Extension System and its . NIFA distributes federal funds for state and local programs and provides national leadership in food and agricultural sciences.
International health literacy organizations
Find information about health literacy activities in countries other than the United States.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The brings together leaders from academia, industry, government, foundations and associations, and representatives of patient and consumer interests to improve health literacy. The Roundtable produces reports about many health literacy issues and posts them on the National Academies' website.
The draws on insights and leadership from the scientific, clinical, commercial, voluntary, and public sectors to improve the communication and understanding of evidence important to decision-making in health care. The Roundtable issues reports on patient engagement and other issues related to health literacy.