Samples of Our Work

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Reference

 

Clear and Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers

Manual for developing effective print materials for limited-literacy readers.

Literacy, Health, and the Law
[Download a PDF]

An Exploration of the Law and the Plight of Marginal Readers within the Health Care System - a monograph for health system and pharmaceutical industry administrators

Literacy, Health, and the Law, 2002
[Download a PDF]

An update of legal rights for low health literate patients.
 
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Cross Cultural

 
 
 

 

Your Best Body: A Story About Losing Weight

Interactive patient booklet on losing weight targeting African Americans.

"Health Care in African Americans" (Chapter 9) in Rethinking Ethnicity and Health Care

An analysis of the cultural and socioeconomic factors affecting health care for African Americans, including that of marginal literacy.
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Guidebooks

 

Make The Best Choice

A plain language guidebook to help consumers understand and use managed care.

Getting Started With Medicare

Plain language guidebook to help consumers understand and use Medicare.

Understanding Medicare

Plain language guidebook to help consumers understand and use Medicare.

How to See a Doctor If You Can't Afford Health Insurance

A guide to obtaining low cost health care and health insurance in Philadelphia and surrounding counties.

Guide To Quality Breast Cancer Care

This is an on-line and paper document for newly-diagnosed women.

How to Get Good Care for Breast Cancer

A condensed, low-literacy version of the Guide to Quality Breast Cancer Care.
     
 

Get Clued in to Fruits and Vegetables Guidebook

Guidebook for women participating in the WIC program to help them eat more healthy foods.

I'm Going To Be O.K.: How to Deal with Diabetes Until You Get a Place of Your Own

A diabetes guidebook for people in living in homeless shelters and transitional housing
 
 
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Brochures & Pamphlets

 

Talking the Talk

Tri-panel brochure as part of a set of communication tips on sex education.

Take Care of Your Feet for a Lifetime

Pamphlet on foot care for patients with diabetes.

Keep Your Baby Safe and Healthy!

Half-fold brochure as part of a series of materials.

Protect your family.
Eat fish low in mercury.

Pamphlet to guide Maine families in
how to eat fish low in mercury; chart
includes fresh and salt water species.

The Drug Discount Card Program: Changes to Medicare in 2004

Plain language brochure to help consumers understand the Medicare drug discount card program.

Is Your Well Water Safe to Drink?

Booklet about importance of testing private well water with how-to directions.
     

Other

Arrive in Style...

A magazine on smoking cessation for teens as part of a complete media campaign.


 

 

Know Your Rights: Who
will tell my doctor my
health care choices when
I'm too sick to do it?

4th in a series of 10 easy to read
pamphlets for seniors about important legal issues.
 
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