The ECRI Institute offers a free, downloadable checklist to help healthcare providers maintain health literacy in written, visual, audio, video and interactive materials for patients and families.
The health literacy checklist covers a wide range of categories, including word choice, sentence structure, organization, typesetting and overall design. This tool is intended to help healthcare facilities evaluate the user-friendliness of their materials.
Download the health literacy checklist (PDF) for use in your facility.
Note: View our database providing 150 reports that link to free, downloadable and adaptable tools for use in surgery centers, hospitals and other organizations by clicking here.
The health literacy checklist covers a wide range of categories, including word choice, sentence structure, organization, typesetting and overall design. This tool is intended to help healthcare facilities evaluate the user-friendliness of their materials.
Download the health literacy checklist (PDF) for use in your facility.
Note: View our database providing 150 reports that link to free, downloadable and adaptable tools for use in surgery centers, hospitals and other organizations by clicking here.
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