Tag: health literacy

What is Killer Number 1 ?

If you ask people what the number one cause of death is,…

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What Defines Someone as Health Literate?

Generally speaking, people normally do two things when they are worried about…

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Can Patients Understand and Act on the Information Provided on Your Website? Or EHR?

We have been doing some work on health literacy lately, so we…

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More Health & Science Literacy, Please

I was fortunate enough to be part of a workshop today looking…

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Using Technology to Promote Health Literacy

Multimedia is a catch-all phrase for “alternatives to text.” As we discussed…

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Does Anyone Even Understand What’s on Your Hospital Website?

According to a recent study, the information on 95 percent of prostate…

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Health Literacy Resources

I recently looked for some reference materials on health literacy and came…

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Creating Effective Partnerships With Patients

Look at your clinic through your patient’s eyes by putting yourself in…

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Promoting Health Literacy to Put Patients First

HELP is organizing a conference on “ Putting Patients First Through Health…

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How A Low Literate Adult Experiences the Healthcare System

 October is Health Literacy Month  October is Health Literacy Month"Health literacy is…

Gary Levin MD Gary Levin MD