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This page provides tools and resources for researching and evaluating health literacy practice.

Every organization involved in health information and services needs its own health literacy plan. It is essential that the steps to developing an organizational plan are coordinated and strategic to improve health literacy. The National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy is a helpful framework and model to change organizational and professional practices.

CDC Health Literacy Tools for cross-cultural communication and language access can increase your organization’s communication effectiveness by recognizing and bridging culture differences.

MMWR – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report CDC public health news, press releases, government public health news, medical and disease news, story ideas, photos.

Use of scientific evidence aids in ensuring that public health interventions have the best possible health and economic return on investment. We describe use of academic journals by state health department chronic disease prevention staff to find public health evidence. We surveyed more than 900 state health department staff from all states and the District of Columbia. Participants identified top journals or barriers to journal use. We used descriptive statistics to examine individual and aggregate state health department responses. On average, 45.7% of staff per state health department use journals. Common barriers to use included lack of time, lack of access, and expense. Strategies for increasing journal use are provided.

List of partner organizations of One Conversation at a Time, CDC’s first national effort to encourage Hispanic/Latino families, friends, and communities to talk openly about HIV

Promotional videos of One Conversation at a Time, CDC’s first national effort to encourage Hispanic/Latino families, friends, and communities to talk openly about HIV

One Conversation at a Time is CDC’s first national effort to encourage Hispanic/Latino families, friends, and communities to talk openly about HIV