Research Guides: Health Literacy: Speak Plain Language: Pediatrics

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Engaging Patients and Families: Addressing Low Health Literacy
From the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Literacy and Health Literacy
Chapter 6 of the Culturally Effective Care Toolkit from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Putting Health Literacy Into Practice: A Pediatric Approach
Webinar slideshow sponsored by the AAP Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children.

3 Steps to Boost Health Literacy by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MS, MPH
Publication Date: January 2018
Article published in Contemporary Pediatrics by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MS, MPH.
Child Health Disparities and Health Literacy by Pediatrics
Publication Date: 2009
Supplement to the November 2008 issue of Pediatrics on child health disparities and health literacy which contains more than a dozen articles not only identifying and exploring child health disparities but also offering action plans to address them.

Plain Language Pediatrics: Health Literacy Strategies and Communication Resources for Common Pediatric Topics by Mary Ann Abrams (Editor); Benard P. Dreyer (Editor)
Call Number: RJ45 .P53 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Explores limited health literacy, including the scope of the problem, how it affects children, and how pediatricians can address and overcome health literacy issues with patients and their caregivers.