Initiatives
Click on an initiative to learn more
- The CDC's Health Literacy Action Plan
- Clear Communication NIH resource page
- Healthy People 2030: national, data-driven objectives to improve health an wellbeing
- The HEAL program education for patients and providers to improve health literacy and health literate care, hosted by the College of William and Mary
Reports
Click on any of the links to view the report. Some will require you to login with your myNOVA username and password.
Background Research
Below are a few places you can find definitions and encyclopedia articles, just remember that you will have to login with your myNOVA username and password.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowHealth and medicine resources, including informational videos.
- DynaMed This link opens in a new windowA reference tool with clinically-organized summaries for more than 3,200 topics. Look for the Patient Education links in the navigation menus on topic pages.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
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(Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) includes full-text encyclopedias, handbooks, and other sources for health information. - Nursing Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new windowClinical resources, including informational videos. Check out the patient education sheets - they often include images and illustrations. You can find them under More, Patient Education or filter your search results for Patient Handouts.
