Research by Subject: Patient Education and Consumer Health Information: Developing Patient Education Materials

Developing Patient Education Materials

Oftentimes, healthcare providers will need to create patient education materials, especially during their training. These resources provide information about creating accessible patient education materials.

Assessing and Developing Health Materials
A succinct guide from the Harvard School of Public Health outling the steps to assessing and developing health materials for patients.
Centers for Disease Control: Older Adults/Health Literacy
Resources about health literacy and older adults and how to communicate more effectively with older adults.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Plain Language Materials
Explains plain language.
Clear Communication: An NIH Health Literacy Initiative
The site provides information on topics such as: clear communication, health literacy, plain langauage, and cultural competency.
Health Literacy Online: A Guide to Writing and Designing Easy-to-Use Web Sites
Contains a step-by-step guide to writing easy-to-read health web sites
National Institutes of Health: Clear Communication/Health Literacy

Links to a variety of information about clear communication and health literacy

From VCU Libraries Health Literacy Research Guide.