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Clear Food Labels, Safer Consumers: Empowering Consumers with Health Literacy
Consumers rely on food safety labels to make informed choices, but the truth is, they can be confusing, hard to understand, and misleading with unfamiliar words and vague terms that make food seem healthier than they are.
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Improve Material Clarity with Field Testing
Do you ever wonder why your audience does not always follow your instructions, even after you talk with them and give them health materials? The answer could be that the material, even if written at an ideal reading level, is not easy to understand or use.
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Make Health Insurance Simple with CHL’s Award-Winning Module
Health insurance can be complicated, especially for young people and others new to using it. Yet we all need to understand it in order to use it to access care and stay healthy.
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Give the Gift of Clear Communication Through Shared Decision-Making
‘Tis the season for giving! As you prepare gifts for your family and friends, consider giving a special gift to the people you serve through your work.
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