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The Health Literacy Collaborative of the Iowa Health System educates staff on the importance of communicating health information clearly to patients and families regardless of reading ability, creates easy-to-understand materials based on patients’ needs and preferences, and trains health care workers to use these materials with their patients.

A health literacy tutoring program enhances access to culturally appropriate health education for elder immigrants and increases knowledge and skills among students and elders.

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center implemented a diabetes education program in the waiting room to improve patients' health literacy and self-management skills.

The Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine developed a computer-generated, customized medication education and reminder card for patients discharged on multiple medications; the card was tested an an alternative to the medication discharge worksheet commonly used by nurses at Mayo.

This guide and the review tools found within it offer an approach for analyzing literacy-related barriers to health care access and navigation.

This Web site provides health literacy tools, government resources, research, and reports to help improve materials so individuals can better obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.

This pharmacy health literacy tool was designed to capture perspectives of three critical audiences-objective auditors, pharmacy staff, and patients. The parts of the assessment are complementary and designed to form a comprehensive assessment.