Health Literacy
Aside from our own low literacy Starting Insulin for diabetes handouts for patients, the following sites of easy to understand materials for patients on a variety of health topics:
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Many Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_easytoread.html
http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/research-assistance/hood-river-patient-pamphlets.cfm
http://www.parklandhospital.com/patients_visitors/health_information/materials_viewall.html
http://lib-sh.lsuhsc.edu/fammed/pted/pted.html
http://www.noah-health.org/en/search/health.html
Alcohol
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/PamphletsBrochuresPosters/English/Pages/default.aspx
Asthma
http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/publications/health-education-groups/family-asthma-guide
Chronic Lung Disease
http://p-h.com/product.php?productid=17355&cat=1&page=1
Diabetes Type 2
http://p-h.com/product.php?productid=17356&cat=1&page=1
http://www.clinicians.org/patient_education.cfm
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/HealthEducation/HealthEzToRead
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/ez.asp
http://www.learningaboutdiabetes.org/lowLitHandouts.html
Digestive
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/HealthEducation/HealthEzToRead
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/ez.aspv
Health and Nutrition
http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/publications/health-education-groups/think-healthy
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/NCR560.pdf
http://library.osfhealthcare.org/HealthLiteracyPDFs/handouts.pdf
Heart Failure
http://p-h.com/product.php?productid=17389
High Blood Pressure
http://p-h.com/product.php?productid=17388
Kidney
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/HealthEducation/HealthEzToRead
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/ez.asp
Pregnancy & Parenting
http://www.beginningsguides.com/About-Beginnings-Guides.html
Urologic Diseases
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/HealthEducation/HealthEzToRead
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/ez.asp
Low-Literacy Handouts in Spanish
MedlinePlus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/all_easytoread.html
National Center for Farmworker Health, Bilingual Patient Education Materials http://www.ncfh.org/?pid=154
National Diabetes Information Clearing House - Easy-to-Read Publications http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/ez.asp
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House - Easy-to-Read Publications http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/ez.asp
National Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse - Easy-to-Read Publications http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/ez.asp
OHSU/Hood River Community Health Outreach Project: Pamphlets in Spanish/English Produced by Project Participants http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/research-assistance/hood-river-patient-pamphlets.cfm
Alcohol: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/PamphletsBrochuresPosters/English/Pages/default.aspx
Asthma: http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/publications/health-education-groups/family-asthma-guide
Diabetes: http://www.learningaboutdiabetes.org/lowLitHandouts.html
Health and Nutrition: http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/publications/health-education-groups/think-healthy
Many topics: http://www.noah-health.org/en/search/health.html
Low-Literacy Handouts Available in Many Languages