literacy

Health Literacy and Plain Language

Posted on October 14, 2015September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

In honor of Health Literacy month, we discuss plain language and how it can combat low health literacy.... Read More

Videos Help Hospitals Reach Patients

Posted on June 16, 2015September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

A version of this article originally appeared at NucleusHealth.com. Imagine this scenario: a Spanish-speaking patient reads the instructions for his new prescription medication after being discharged ... Read More

The Levels of Health Literacy [Infographic]

Posted on October 21, 2014September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

October is a month with many awareness campaigns attached to it. This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month, Down Syndrome Awareness month, Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness month, Eye Injur... Read More

What is Health Literacy? What is Being Done About It?

Posted on July 26, 2013September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

Contrary to what the phrase may make you think, health literacy does not actually refer to general literacy—the ability to read and write—in a traditional sense. The Institute of Medicine of the N... Read More