Improving Readability by Design
This toolkit explores seven design elements that affect the readability of printed patient education materials and the key role they play in developing handouts that are both easy to read and easy to understand.
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Using Readability Formuals
This toolkit explores how to use readability formulas as an evaluation tool and as a training tool for writers of patient education materials. It includes several tips and “little known secrets” that can dramatically affect the accuracy of readability formulas.
The Connection between Health Literacy and Patient Activation
This toolkit draws on current research and examines the relationship between health literacy and patient activation. Impact case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of initiatives designed to meet the needs of patients with low health literacy and promote higher levels of activation and self-care management among patients with chronic disease.
