Topical information on a variety of diseases, illnesses, health conditions, and wellness issues. Reviewed regularly and links are updated daily. Often includes patient handouts.
Provides education resources in multiple languages for health care professionals and others to use in their communities. Resources are easy to read and culturally appropriate. Intended for patients with limited English proficiency, this resource offers a compilation of health issues in multiple languages with the original in English.
Provides information about immigration, cultural norms and values, experience with Western medicine, culture specific information and tools pertinent to the clinical encounter, and translated/culturally tailored information for patients.
The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) is a systematic method to evaluate and compare the understandability and actionability of patient education materials. It is designed as a guide to help determine whether patients will be able to understand and act on information.
Offers expert recommendations from CDC's Health Literacy Council and other agency communicators on how to reduce jargon and improve readers' understanding.
