Health Literacy: Accurate, Accessible and Actionable Health Information for All
Background information on what health literacy is and why it matters in public health.
Planning tools and examples, including the National Action Plan and CDC's action plan...
Resources for working with health care providers, libraries, schools, community organizations & cooperative extensions...
Plain Writing Act, National Health Education Standards, federal agencies, committees...
Welcome to CDC’s health literacy web site. The site provides information, tools, and links on health literacy research, practice, and evaluation for public health topics and situations.
We aim to bring you timely information about the work of CDC and other organizations to improve health literacy. CDC’s work aligns with the goals and strategies of the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacypdf icon[666 KB, 73 pages]external icon, CDC’s Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy and the federal Plain Writing Actexternal icon.
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