Overview
AHRQ Funding Opportunities
AHRQ Health Services Research (R01)
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01)
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03)
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R21)
A weekly compilation of AHRQ-supported articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters. Topics include health literacy and cultural and linguistic competency.
Abstracts of research and data projects funded by AHRQ, including health literacy and cultural and linguistic competency topics.
Summarizes AHRQ-supported study findings, specific or relevant to health literacy and cultural and linguistic competency.
Consumer/Patient Resources
Questions are the Answer
Quick Tips—When Planning for Surgery
Spanish Language Resources
Twenty Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children
Ways You Can Help Your Family Prevent Medical Errors
Your Medicine: Play It Safe
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Health Literacy
Agency Press Releases
News and Numbers
Healthcare 411 Audio/Video Products
6/18/08: Health Literacy Limited For Many Americans (Transcript) Podcast Help
4/23/08: Getting the Most Out of Your Next Checkup (Transcript) Podcast Help
12/26/07: Health Literacy (Transcript) Podcast Help
12/19/07: Health Literacy and Understanding Health Information (Transcript) Podcast Help
Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation
Language, Literacy, and Communication Regarding Medication in an Anticoagulation Clinic: Are Pictures Better Than Words? (PDF Help)
Preventing Medication Errors in Ambulatory Care: The Importance of Establishing Regimen Concordance (PDF Help)
Speaking Plainly: Communicating the Patient's Role in Health Care Safety (PDF Help)
Evidence Reports
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 87:
Literacy and Health Outcomes
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 175:
Barriers and Drivers of Health Information Technology Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Underserved
Health Information Technology
Accessible Health Information Technology (IT) for Populations with Limited Literacy: A Guide for Developers and Purchasers of Health IT (PDF File, 268 KB; PDF Help)
Health Literacy Tools
Health Literacy Measurement Tools—New
Patient Safety Network
Health Literacy Improvement
Informed Consent
Patient Safety Research Highlights
Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council (PDF File, 550 KB; PDF Help)
Most people have difficulty understanding pharmaceutical label instructions, regardless of their cultural background and level of education
Patient Safety Toolkits: Discharge—resources to help hospitals discharge patients safely without medication or other problems
Patient Safety Toolkits: Communication and Patient-Centered Care—resources to enhance communication between caregivers and patients
Reducing Discrepancies in Medication Histories and Orders at Handoffs
Pharmacy Tools
Automated Telephone Reminders
How to Create a Pill Card
Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients' Needs? A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide
Strategies To Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients
Program Brief
Health Literacy
QualityTools
Health Literacy
TalkingQuality
Testing Your Materials and Dissemination Strategy
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Shared Decision-Making About Screening and Chemoprevention: A Suggested Approach from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
WebM&M
Language Barrier
Lethal Cap
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Cultural and Linguistic Competency
Setting the Agenda for Research on Cultural Competence in Health Care
Evidence Report
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 90
Strategies for Improving Minority Healthcare Quality
Guides for Managed Care Plans
Oral, Linguistic, and Culturally Competent Services: Guides for Managed Care Plans
Providing Oral Linguistic Services
Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
What Is Cultural and Linguistic Competence? Definitions
QualityTools
Cultural Competence
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