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  • Most Missouri doctors – 86 percent – cite health literacy as a problem in their office.

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“How the News Media May Hurt – Not Help – Health Literacy Efforts http://t.co/wSH2lcNm #news #healthlit #healthliteracy”

“Physicians & Med Students: Trade Ego For Empathy http://t.co/vQNnXrJF Good blog from KevingMD.”

“Did the Skechers "toning shoes" let you down in your workout? Get a refund. http://t.co/Y1SooOjB”

“Would you ingest a sensor that measures your blood glucose levels & sends it to your smartphone? http://t.co/x3S9sBgi #diabetes #health”

“Automated health apps in the near future? http://t.co/x3S9sBgi #health #technology”

“New data on the health of the United States. http://t.co/0rxtDboE #UShealth #health”

“New studies show that a family of 4 can pay up to $20k for healthcare in 1 year. http://t.co/8AyBOlCh #healthcare #healthreform”

“Medicare Spotlights Hospitals With Especially Costly Patients http://t.co/R8Rm9Eig”

“"Fat Tax" Could Possibly Help Lower Obesity http://t.co/4n1ln4TO #obesity #health”

“HHS's Alzheimer's Plan Sets 2025 As The Targeted Date For Finding Effective Treatment. http://t.co/KNJmKzJo #alzheimers #findacure”

Highrestraining

Training Toolkit

Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit

National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy

Health Literacy Missouri Plain Language Handbook

Writing Styleguide and Dictionary of Plain English

University of Michigan Plain Language Dictionary

Plain Language Thesaurus for Health Communications

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