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