This micro-training provides an overview of the principles of health literacy and describes how they can be applied in public health settings. Public health professionals will learn about how health literacy principles and best practices can make programs more effective by increasing understanding and trust with community members.

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Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this training learners will be able to:

• Identify how health literacy is related to essential public health services.
• Define health literacy, including how individuals, care or service providers, and organizations can be health-literate.
• Identify benefits to individuals and organizations of providing health-literate communications and environments.
• Describe how culture can shape health outcomes.
• Describe key strategies for creating health-literate materials and environments.

Format: Self-paced training

Duration:  ~25 minutes

Arranged by: Dulce Rodriguez, Instructional Specialist

Subject Matter Expert: Becca Freed, Health Literacy Specialist

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Published: July 2026

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available: None