The National Cancer Institute created this 2011 workbook to help public health practitioners, researchers, clinicians, and others in the public health field select and communicate quantitative data in ways lay audiences can understand. #HealthNumeracy
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed this tool to teach healthcare providers how to help patients make sense of numbers during shared decisionmaking. #SharedDecisionMaking #HealthNumeracy
The Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard developed this webpage on health numeracy in clinical research. The webpage has the following sections: Numeracy in Clinical Research Overview Applying Numeracy in Clinical Research Numeracy...
Health literacy expert Helen Osborne presented these slides at the 2013 Center for Health Literacy Conference. The slides discuss the concept of health numeracy. They also tell how to communicate quantitative information more clearly. #HealthNumeracy
In this 2010 podcast, health literacy expert Helen Osborne speaks with Andrea Apter, a practicing physician and Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The discussion covers the following topics: Why numeracy matters in healthcare and preventive medicine Ways to improve...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published this 2011 guide. The guide offers evidence-based strategies for communicating risks and benefits. It includes a chapter on health numeracy and best practices for communicating quantitative health information. #HealthNumeracy
This 2016 discussion paper by Andrew Pleasant and colleagues tells how to communicate numbers in a clear, simple way. #HealthNumeracy
This 2021 blog post by science librarian Mychal Voorhees tells how to communicate numbers in healthcare and clinical research. #HealthNumeracy
This 2017 article by Nancy Janz and colleagues discusses a poll of patients with early-stage breast cancer. The patients were asked about their doctors’ communication about the risk of getting cancer again after surgery. The article suggests ways to improve risk communication. #HealthNumeracy