Healthy People 2010 Health Communication Focus Area

Health Literacy Improvement

Consumer and Patient e-Health

Resources

Quick Guide to Health Literacy

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  Fact Sheets

Health Literacy Basics (PDF 81kb)

Health Literacy and Health Outcomes (PDF 77kb)

  Strategies

Improve the Usability of Health Information (PDF 157kb)

Improve the Usability of Health Services (PDF 75kb)

Build Knowledge to Improve Health Decisionmaking (PDF 113kb)

Advocate for Health Literacy in Your Organization (PDF 87kb)

  Resources (PDF 87kb)

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