Health Literacy: Help Your Patients Get Information & Services

Health literacy is how well someone can find, understand, and use information and services to make health-related decisions. Racial and ethnic minority groups, people with lower income or education, older Americans, and non-native English speakers are more likely to have limited health literacy. During Health Literacy Month, learn how to help your patients:

- Understand medication instructions

- Manage their chronic diseases

- Get preventive services

More Information:

- Introduction to Language Access Plans web-based training

- Improving Care for People with Limited English Proficiency (PDF) infographic