Investigating Health Information Literacy Assessments and Efforts for Students taking Health Care, Nursing and Medical Courses: An Abbreviated Review of the Extant Literature

Abstract

Health information literacy is a skill set that is being formally evaluated and included in the curriculum of health care, nursing and medical students. While health information literacy is referenced in many different types of articles, the assessments and interventions related to it vary greatly when considering the academic or public landscape. The aim of this paper is to review and summarize the existing literature related to health information literacy measurement tools and efforts to valuate and or improve the skill sets of students in the institutional environment. The review will also consider how health information literacy is defined and evaluated in the academic environment in comparison to how it is defined and measured when considering the general public.