Improving Health Literacy  Tags: education literacy illiteracy health_literacy health_communications health_sciences health_behavior_and_health_education information_literacy  

"This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3503 with the University of Illinois at Chicago.”

This Guide has been created for the health professional who wants to:

• Improve communication with patients and others
• Teach themselves or other health professionals about health literacy and clear communication

The guide is a work-in-progress.  New links are added several times a week.  Organization changes are driven by new discoveries.

Please become an active participant in the effort to improve health communication by helping us improve this site.  Use the comments capability to add your thoughts and criticism. You can help make this a better resource.

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