Health Literacy Online: A Guide for Simplifying the User Experience

This guide tells how to develop intuitive health websites and digital tools that can be easily accessed and understood by all users. It comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

The guide has 6 sections:

  1. What we know about users with limited literacy skills.
  2. Write actionable content.
  3. Display content clearly on the page.
  4. Organize content and simplify navigation.
  5. Engage users.
  6. Test your site with users with limited literacy skills.


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Public Health
Topic
Digital Health Literacy
Audience
Health Educators and Patient Educators, Communication and Plain-Language Professionals
Setting
Digital Health and Telehealth
Level
Applied