Tool for assessment of health literacy English and Spanish. Can be used to teach how to read food nutrition labels - literacy and numeracy

Medication card tool to help patients make a list of home medications and other health information(English). Also available in Spanish

Tool to help patients make a list of home medications and other health information(Spanish)

This POEM describes three useful single-item questions for identifying limited literacy in the busy office setting:   (1) "Do you usually ask someone to help you read materials you receive from the hospital?" (2) "How confident are you filling out medical forms by yourself?"  and (3) "How would you rate your ability to read?"

Overview of UVA resources for services, concerns, clinical issues, and other needs to meet the unique care and communication needs of patients and families

Teach-back (or teachback) is the preferred method of confirming whether someone understands the information, skills, or knowledge that they have just been taught.

See also: UVA Health Literacy Workgroup's 2016 video, "Teach-back to the Future" for tips and tricks using teach-back.

UVa Spanish Language Toolkit has simple medical conversational Spanish phrases with pronounciation guide. Can be used to supplement Interpreter to provide comfort and basic communication with patients and families.