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The Quick Guide to Healthy Living offers information and tools to help you and those you care about stay healthy. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This web page provides answers to ten important questions you should consider as you look for health information online. Answering these questions when you visit a new site will help you evaluate the ... Details >
Improving health communication and utilizing health technologies are essential to promoting individual and population health. Find key tools, research and reports, and resources for public health and ... Details >
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Part of the NIH mission is to reach all Americans with health information they can use, and to communicate in a way that helps people to easily understand research results. Read about the Plain Langu... Details >
Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Institutes of Health
Every time you talk with a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist, use the Ask Me 3 questions to better understand your health. Review this helpful checklist before you visit your doctor. ... Details >
Find information on the NIH Clear Communication program, including educational products, lessons learned, and research in the area of health literacy. ... Details >
Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Institutes of Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) offers this how-to guide for creating health Web sites and Web content for the millions of A... Details >
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Unified Health Communication (UHC): Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency is free, on-line, go-at-your-own-pace training that has helped more than 4,000 heal... Details >
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Find tools, government resources, reports and research on improving health literacy--the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate hea... Details >
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, M.D., offers easy-to-understand advice column for consumers about health literacy and overcoming challenges understanding difficult health terms and issues. ... Details >
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