As we approach the end of Health Literacy Month, we wanted to share our health literacy wish list for the year to come. These big dreams and priorities have the potential to transform health systems and improve health outcomes for those we serve. If any of these ideas spark your interest, let us know so we can […]
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Improving Data Collection with Health Literacy: How to Create Surveys that are Readable, Understandable, and Actionable
In this series, we reviewed how to make your survey easy to answer. Now that you have your tool, how do you know your users will be able to understand and use it so you can collect accurate data? In this last installment of our survey series, we’ll review how to make sure surveys and forms […]
How to Create Surveys That Are Easy to Answer
Last month, we talked about why clear surveys and forms are so important. Now, in our next installment of this 3-part survey series, we’re digging into the how. How can we use health literacy best practices to create surveys and forms that are easy to read and answer? Let’s walk through some practical tips to help you […]
Improving Data Collection with Health Literacy: Why We Need Clear Surveys and What’s at Stake
Being able to fill out forms, surveys, and other data-collection materials is an important health literacy skill. When people don’t understand how to fill out a form, they may not provide the information you need.
Can AI Write Effectively in Plain Language? We Tested a Custom Model to Find Out
Like many in the health literacy world, we’ve been curious about how artificial intelligence (AI) could support our work. So we created our own custom AI plain language editor using ChatGPT.
Inspire Action with the Best of Both Worlds: Combining Health Behavior Theory and Health Literacy to Move Your Audience Forward
We all want our health messages to inspire action. Maybe we want a patient with diabetes to monitor their blood sugar more closely.
Empowering Health Professionals with Skills to Enhance Communication with Patients and Clients
Effective communication is fundamental to improving health. It supports patient engagement, improves health outcomes, reduces errors, and lowers costs.
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.
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?
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.