HEALTH LITERACY Deborah T. McConnell, Column Editor Some Health Literacy Aspects of a Photovoice Project TONI HOBERECHT and JULIE MILLER-CRIBBS University of Oklahoma – Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA The Tulsa Photovoice project, arising from a week-long immersive experience for students at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine in Tulsa, Oklahoma, introduced medical students and others to a community-based, participatory research project. The project yielded nearly 500 photographs that docu- mented community and relevant health issues and other survey and interview data. A preliminary examination of the data from the project reveals some aspects relating to the research participants’ health literacy and provides important insights into the communication skills of the health providers involved. KEYWORDS Communication skills, community-based participa- tory research, health literacy, Photovoice INTRODUCTION The Tulsa Photovoice project began in spring 2010 as part of the University of Oklahoma’s School of Community Medicine Summer Institute. One of the chief aims of the project was to connect a group of interdisciplinary health professions students and faculty, including medical librarians, to the com- munities served by the network of university clinics. In addition, the research Comments and suggestions should be sent to the Column Editor: Deborah T. Chiarella (dtc3@buffalo.edu). Address correspondence to Toni Hoberecht, University of Oklahoma – Tulsa Library, Schusterman Center, 4502 E. 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135-2553. E-mail: Toni-Hoberecht@ ouhsc.edu Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 15(4):389–395, 2011 Copyright # Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1539-8285 print=1539-8293 online DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2011.623590 389