What health literacy means to me – Dana Abbey

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Health Literacy Month is just around the corner!

Being confident in one’s health decisions, even if it can’t change the outcome is what health literacy means to me. As an information professional, I recommend the Readability Test Tool. This resource provides a free, quick and easy way to test the readability of your communications. It is the most flexible readability software for assessing readability formulas. You can test all, or part of a web page with the URL, or simply type in your text. You can also test any text.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Abbey, Engagement Specialist (AZ, CO, NM) 

Dana.abbey@cuanschutz.edu

 

Dana Abbey is an Engagement Coordinator with the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 4. For over 15 years, she has worked to improve the public’s access to reliable information to enable informed decisions regarding health, and to enhance access to evidence-based research for clinicians and the public health workforce.