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    AHRQ Health Literacy and Cultural Competency Page
    This page from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides links to research activities, reports, and other publications and resources on health literacy and cultural competency.... Details >
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Health Information Literacy  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    The popular media and professional journals alike are increasingly carrying reports and studies of the difficulties and frustrations health professionals and patients face in coping with the barrage o... Details >
    Medical Library Association
    Health Literacy and Health Outcomes
    Choosing a healthy lifestyle, knowing how to seek medical care, and taking advantage of preventive measures require that people understand and use health information. The ability to obtain, process, a... Details >
    Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Health Literacy Basics
    This fact sheet provides health literacy basics, including definitions of literacy, plain language, and cultural and linguistic competency. The fact sheet also discusses why health literacy is importa... Details >
    Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Health Literacy Fact Sheets  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    This page links to a series of nine fact sheets created by the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. for those who are designing patient education materials for consumers with low health literacy sk... Details >
    Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
    Health Literacy Resources  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    This page links to health literacy resources on the Web, including organizations and articles.... Details >
    Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
    HRSA Health Literacy Page
    This page from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides background information on health literacy, including definition, prevalen... Details >
    Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Improving Health Literacy
    Similar to our traditional understanding of literacy, health literacy incorporates a range of abilities: to read, comprehend, and analyze information; decode instructions, symbols, charts, and diagram... Details >
    Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Institutes of Health
    Literacy and Health Outcomes: Summary
    Studies reveal that low literacy is associated with poor understanding of written or spoken medical advice, adverse health outcomes, and negative effects on the health of the population. Given that lo... Details >
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Health Literacy Improvement
    Health Literacy is the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promoti... Details >
    Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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