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Health Literacy Resources

Use the following trusted resources to learn more about health literacy and communication.

Health Communication

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Gateway to Health Communication & Social Marketing Practice
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Risk Communication
  • National Communication Association
  • NIH National Cancer Institute: Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
  • Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)

Health Literacy

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Health Literacy
  • Boston University: Health Literacy Tool Shed
  • CDC: Health Literacy
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective
  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM): Health Literacy
  • NIH National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus: Health Literacy
  • NIH: Clear Communication
  • PlainLanguage.gov

Cultural Competence

  • Limited English Proficiency
  • NNLM: Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources
  • Office of Minority Health: Think Cultural Health

Health Information Technology (IT)

  • AHRQ: Health Information Technology
  • HealthIT.gov: Patients and Families

Usability

  • read-able.com: The Readability Test Tool
  • Usability.gov

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      • Assessing Healthy People 2020
      • Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy
  • Healthy Aging
    • About Healthy Aging
    • Use Healthy People 2030 for Healthy Aging Work
    • Healthy Aging Symposium
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    • National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy
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