Health Information ToolkitLow literacy and limited English proficiency are barriers to health and healthcare for many adults. This Health Information Toolkit is designed to provide plain language health education materials created using health literacy guidelines. Created for 12 different language groups, the materials are culturally and linguistically responsive as well. There is information on general health, women’s health, patient/provider communication, and medications. You can access the health education materials either by topic or by language. Just click on your choice in the menu at the top of this page.
General Health education videos are available in 14 languages including subtitled versions for those who are hard of hearing.
2. Women’s Health education videos are available in 12 languages.
3. Patient/Provider Communication videos are available in 12 languages.
4. Medication Instructions for commonly prescribed medications used to treat diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure are available in 12 languages. These are downloadable as pdfs.
Information at this website is brought to you by the Georgia Health Foundation and Georgia State University's School of Public Health, Adult Literacy Research Center (College of Education and Human Development) and the Center for Community Engagement (Perimeter College).
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