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Resolve to Be Ready, Part II

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January is the time many of us make resolutions for the new year. Sometimes resolutions feel too big and long drawn out. As a result, our motivation to see them through can peter out before the end of the year. Last year, we suggested 12 micro-resolutions to help you prepare your health for emergencies. Here Read More >

January 4, 2023 by Blog AdministratorLeave a comment

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Improve Health Literacy Before an Emergency

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October is Health Literacy Month Getting the right person to deliver the right message at the right time saves lives, but only if the audience can make sense of the message. People need information they can find, understand, and use to make the best decisions for their health every day. The same is true before Read More >

October 3, 2022 by Blog AdministratorLeave a comment

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Home Health Program Seeks to Improve Access to Support Services, Information

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In observance of National Preparedness Month, the Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) will publish posts in September that highlight ways people and organizations are helping to “create community” where they live. This student-authored post is published by CPR in partnership with Medill News Service and the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Read More >

September 25, 2020 by Shivani Majmudar, Northwestern University8 Comments

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Asthma, COVID-19, Create Community, diabetes, health literacy, Improve Access, Prepare Your Health, prescriptions

10 Health Literacy Tips for Reporting Data

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We live in a complex world. Just as humans have left an impact on the environment, the environment also leaves an impact on us. Being exposed to certain physical and social environmental factors, like chemicals in the water, secondhand smoke, or poverty, can affect our health. Understanding oral health data in Minnesota The Minnesota Department Read More >

July 23, 2018 by Genelle R. S. Lamont, Ph.D., MPH, Oral Health Surveillance Coordinator, Oral Health Program, Center for Health Promotion, Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease, Minnesota Department of Health3 Comments

Communication Research and Evaluation Series, General

health literacy, Minnesota Department of Health, oral health, public health

Tackling eHealth Literacy

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As I waited in the exam room on a recent visit to my doctor’s office, I noticed there was a large wall display with an interactive screen. It resembled a smartphone and I could use the touchscreen to scroll and learn about various conditions, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and colon health. Each menu included signs Read More >

March 5, 2018 by Lourdes M. Martinez, PhD, Health Communications Specialist, Office of the Associate Director for Communication5 Comments

Communication Research and Evaluation Series

behavioral science, eHealth, health communication, health information, health literacy, mHealth, public health

Category: health literacy

Resolve to Be Ready, Part II

Improve Health Literacy Before an Emergency

Home Health Program Seeks to Improve Access to Support Services, Information

10 Health Literacy Tips for Reporting Data

Tackling eHealth Literacy