Low health literacy? Take our quiz

Guidelines for Creating Materials Harvard School of Public Health. Health Literacy Studies. www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/files/resources_for_creating_materials.pdf

Centers for Disease Control Health Literacy Web site http://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/index.html

Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-based User's Guide Food and Drug Administration. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/Reports/UCM268069.pdf

National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.health.gov/communication/hlactionplan/

Plain Language Medical Dictionary iPhone app (free) The University of Michigan. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/plain-language-medical-dictionary/id443405990?mt=8

Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/literacy

Real Video Stories of Patients Struggling With Medicine Instructions American College of Physicians Foundation. http://www.acpfoundation.org/hl/hlvideo.htm

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors: Patient Fact Sheet U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/20tips.htm

National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=15

Health Literacy From A to Z, Second Edition: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message Book by Helen Osborne, MEd, OTR/L. http://www.healthliteracymonth.org/hl_month_resources.asp

For easy-to-understand handouts visit http://www.healthed.com/news-and-views/health-literacy.aspx

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