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What is health literacy?

Health literacy involves the information that people need to be able to make good decisions about health. There are two parts:

  • Personal health literacy is about how well a person can find and understand the health information and services that they need. It is also about using the information and services to make good health decisions.
  • Organizational health literacy is about to how well organizations help people find the health information and services that they need. It also includes helping them use that information to make good health decisions.

Which factors can affect health literacy?

Many different factors can affect a person's health literacy, including their:

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  1. Health Literacy (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is health literacy? Health literacy involves the information that people need to be able to make good decisions about health. There are two parts: Personal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/healthliteracy.html - Health Topics
  2. Health Literacy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Health Literacy/Start Here ... Health Literacy ... National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Much study has gone into the effort to make ...
    https://www.nih.gov/.../clear-communication/health-literacy - External Health Links
  3. What is Health Literacy? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    This page defines health literacy, explains its importance, and introduces how people, organizations, and communities can improve health literacy.
    https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/learn - External Health Links
  4. Health Literacy (Health Resources and Services Administration)  
    Healthy People 2030 recognizes two components of health literacy, personal health literacy and organizational health literacy.
    https://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/ohe/health-literacy - External Health Links
  5. Health Literacy (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)  
    Health Literacy/Statistics and Research ... Health Literacy ... Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/index.html - External Health Links
  6. Health Literacy Online: A Guide for Simplifying the User Experience (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)  
    Health Literacy/Specifics
    https://health.gov/healthliteracyonline - External Health Links
  7. Easy-to-Read Health Information 
    ... These materials are easier for people with limited health literacy to read, understand, and use. ... Relaxers (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish Health Literacy Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/all_easytoread.html -
  8. ClinicalTrials.gov: Health Literacy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Health Literacy/Clinical Trials
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...th+literacy"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  9. Health Education Materials Assessment Tool 
    Health literacy, easy-to-read materials, consumer materials ... Research and Quality (AHRQ). In 2019, NLM engaged health literacy subject matter experts (SMEs) to discuss the development ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...ealthEducationMaterialsAssessmentTool.pdf -
  10. Health Check Tools 
    ... QuestionBuilder App (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Health Literacy QuestionBuilder App (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Health Screening Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool (Centers for Disease ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/healthchecktools.html -
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