Celebrate Health Literacy Month: Tools and Resources
Center for Health Care Strategies
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October is Health Literacy Month — a time to spotlight the importance of clear, effective health communications practices. The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) got an early start with a late-September panel of Medicaid partners, including state agencies, health plans, and community members, to explore how improving health literacy practices can advance health equity. Check out the webinar recording, plus other health literacy resources below.
In this recent CHCS webinar, speakers explored practical steps that state agencies and health plans can take to address health literacy through improved communications, national cultural and language access standards, and community engagement efforts. Replay the event
This CHCS fact sheet series can help providers, health care systems, state agencies, and health plans assess and improve their health literacy practices. Explore the fact sheets
This CHCS infographic defines health literacy and highlights high-level strategies health care organizations can use to better serve patients and communities with clear, effective health information. View the infographic
State Medicaid agencies, which serve large, diverse populations, are uniquely positioned to adopt innovative health literacy strategies to advance health equity. What does health literacy look like in practice at the state level? A CHCS blog post features examples from Michigan, Oregon, and California. Read the blog post