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Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit - 1 views

  • This toolkit is designed to help adult and pediatric practices ensure that systems are in place to promote better understanding by all patients, not just those you think need extra assistance. The toolkit is divided into manageable chunks so that its implementation can fit into the busy day of a practice. It contains the following:
  • Quick Start Guide. Path to Improvement (6 steps to take to implement the toolkit). 20 Tools (2-5 pages each). Appendices (over 25 resources such as sample forms, PowerPoint presentations, and worksheets).
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ghchs_readability_toolkit.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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    Considerations for creating patient-friendly materials, including informed consent documents
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HRSA - Plain Language Principles and Thesaurus for Making HIPAA Privacy Notices More Re... - 0 views

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    Writing privacy notices using plain language
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Health Literacy Home Page - 0 views

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    A portal site (don't let the psychedelic colors distract you, there are some good resources here ), may have some dups with other pages on this list
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Finding credible online health information on Trailmeme - 1 views

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    A Trailmeme showing resources for searching and evaluating health information
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Pharmacy Health Literacy Center Home Page: AHRQ - 0 views

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    Pharmacy health literacy resources
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Communicating Research Intent and Value in NIH Applications - Grants Process Overview - 0 views

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    Includes NIH PowerPoint slides for trainers
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iGoogle Gadgets Beyond Google!: Plain Language Medical Dictionary | Emerging Technologi... - 0 views

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    Adding a plain language medical dictionary to your iGoogle page
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Health Literacy Online--Home - 1 views

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    Considerations for designing health information web sites
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Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine - 0 views

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    Interactive flash tutorial
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Health Literacy - Main - 0 views

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    National Public Health Information Coalition Resources
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National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy Executive Summary - 0 views

  • This report contains seven goals that will improve health literacy and suggests strategies for achieving them:
  • Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.4 Limited health literacy affects people of all ages, races, incomes, and education levels, but the impact of limited health literacy disproportionately affects lower socioeconomic and minority groups.
  • Two decades of research indicate that today's health information is presented in a way that isn't usable by most Americans
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Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast ยป HLOL #39: National Action Plan to Improve ... - 0 views

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    Find out more about approaches to health literacy improvement through HLOL podcasts
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Questions Are the Answer - 1 views

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    An AHRQ resource that lets patients prepare personalized questions for their physicians and includes other useful information
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Usability of a Patient Education and Motivation Tool Using Heuristic Evaluation | Joshi... - 0 views

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  • Patient receptivity to computerized education is reported to be high across diverse medical settings and age groups.
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noar.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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    Health behavior theories
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amjphnation01038-0013.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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    Has some interesting things to say about motivation (beware, this is a 1949 article, so there are some chauvinistic musings). Main point is that "health education can only be achieved by linking what is to be taught to the endogenous motivation of the person addressed" (i.e., the personal goals of an individual)
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Medical Terms You Need To Know - Forbes.com - 0 views

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    A health info resources. 1) What I like: a very helpful list of terms people need to know as they consider their health care. 2) What could be improved: the sponsored ads are pretty distracting
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