National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
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Research Initiatives
Tools and Resources
This section includes tools and resources that AHRQ developed, in collaboration with experts in primary care, to advance primary care research and improve the quality and safety of primary care. These tools and resources help researchers and evaluators to design and evaluate primary care research, decision makers to implement practices for primary care transformation, and clinicians to enhance the delivery of primary care by improving care teams, care processes, and achieving best practices.
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1 to 9 of 9 Tools and Resources DisplayedThe 3d edition of this toolkit offers evidence-based guidance to help healthcare providers make health information easier to understand and act on, make healthcare easier to navigate, and increase support for patients of all health literacy levels.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Toolkit
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The Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective is a health literacy resource from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It provides tools to help make written material in printed formats easier for people to read, understand, and use.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Toolkit
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This guide offers an approach to defining the needs of members with limited English proficiency and developing strategies to meet their
communication needs.
communication needs.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Handbook/Guidebook
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This guide offers health plans an approach to defining the needs of multi-ethnic members and developing culturally and linguistically appropriate services for them.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Handbook/Guidebook
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This HHS-developed how-to guide helps create health Web sites and Web content for the millions of Americans with limited literacy skills and limited experience using the Web. It can be used by web designers, web content specialists, and other public health communication professionals.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Handbook/Guidebook
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This toolkit can help primary care practices reduce the complexity of healthcare, increase patient understanding of health information, and enhance support for patients of all health literacy levels.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Toolkit
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This resource examines the relationship between health literacy and cultural competency. It discusses how clear communication and removing literacy-related obstacles that stem from racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic differences will improve care for all patients, regardless of their level of health literacy.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Resource
Publication Date: Ongoing
AHRQ’s tools improve health literacy by helping organizations become health literate: they ensure everyone is able to find, understand, and use health information and services.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Resource
Publication Date: Ongoing
The SHARE Approach is a five-step process for sharing medical decisions with patients that includes exploring and comparing the benefits, harms, and risks of each option through meaningful dialogue about what matters most to the patient.
Research Initiative: Health Literacy
Type: Training
Publication Date: Ongoing