November is National Diabetes Month. During this time, health care professionals seek to increase awareness about diabetes and to support people with diabetes and their caregivers.

It’s October again, and we know what that means – time to celebrate Health Literacy Month! This month we promote the key practices that help the people you serve better understand and use health information.

You probably already know that non-native English speakers in our communities are more likely to struggle with health information compared to native speakers. So, we translate information into their language to promote health equity. But what if the information that was translated was unclear?

We’ve all been taught to cite our sources. But did you know that listing references can actually get in the way of clear health communication?

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that affects a person’s memory, thinking, and behavior. About 1 in 10 American adults over age 65 have dementia, which is the leading cause of disability for this age group.

It’s February, the month to celebrate love! This Valentine’s Day you can fall in love with new health resources to share in your communities.

Happy New Year from all of us at the UAMS Center for Health Literacy! While many people are focused on solutions and new ideas, we want to start the year by re-examining one of our favorite topics: plain language.

‘Tis the season—open enrollment season that is! This is the time of year when we can enroll in or change our health plans. But making decisions about health insurance can be difficult. A 2023 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey found that half of insured adults have a hard time understanding their health insurance.

Every October 13th we celebrate International Plain Language Day. This day was set aside in 2011 to commemorate the anniversary of the Plain Writing Act, which requires the use of plain language in U.S. government materials. Plain language is simply communication that an audience can understand the first time they read or hear it.

October is Health Literacy Month—a time for health care professionals to promote practices and policies that enable patients to understand and use health information to improve their health.