Tools & Resources

• CLAS Checklist

• CLAS Implementation Action Plan

• Health Literacy Roadmap

• Health Equity Challenges and CMS Resources to Help Address Them

• Tips for Developing Health Literate Patient Materials

• Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy – Short Form

• Newest Vital Sign – Health Literacy Assessment Tool  

• Health Literacy Toolkit

• Attributes of a Health Literate Organization

• Health Equity Champion Description

• Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication

• Addressing Social Determinants of Health

• Resources on Cultural Competency

• Neighborhood Navigator – Interactive tool used to search and connect to resources and programs in communities throughout the country.

• Social Service Resources

• Plain Language Guide – This guide supports health literacy by promoting alternate, simple phrases and words to complex words and jargon.

• QIP Health Equity Measures Presentation - View accompanying fact sheet in the resource library below.
• Kidney Community Health Equity Workgroup Report

Resource Library