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Health Literacy Online

Health Literacy Online.

This research-based guide will help you learn how to design health websites and other digital health information tools. Use it to create effective products for all users, including the millions of Americans who don’t have strong literacy or health literacy skills—as well as those who don’t have a lot of time to find, process, and use complex health information. 

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Suggested Citation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2015). Health Literacy Online: A guide to simplifying the user experience. Retrieved from https://odphp.health.gov/healthliteracyonline/