Health Literacy and Communication
ODPHP is dedicated to helping professionals communicate more clearly with consumers — it’s a key way of improving health and the quality of health care. We create, promote, and curate evidence-based health literacy and communication tools, practices, and research. Using our resources, professionals will find effective strategies for sharing health information in ways that consumers can understand and use.
Our Initiatives
Health Literacy Online
Do you want to create actionable, usable health websites and digital tools? Use the research-based guidelines in Health Literacy Online to develop effective products for all users, including those with limited literacy or health literacy skills.
Health Literacy Workgroup
The workgroup is focused on educating people about the importance of health literacy and showing how it can improve outcomes, quality, and costs. Learn more about our work and our multi-sector initiative to improve health literacy.
Health Literate Care Model
This model gives professionals a systems framework for incorporating health literacy strategies into all aspects of care.
Healthy People Objectives
As part of Healthy People 2020, we helped establish measurable goals to improve health literacy, communication, and information technology.