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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>Health Literacy Online | health.gov</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/healthliteracyonline/css/style.css"> </head> <body> <!-- Google Tag Manager --> <noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-NB6B7G" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= '//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','AnalyticsLogicLayer','GTM-NB6B7G');</script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager --> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="homepage" id="top" role="main"> <div class="overlay"></div> <div class="homepage-content"> <div class="fullbleed"> <a id="print_full" class="btn-print print-combined" href="full/">Print: Health Literacy Online</a> <div class="title"> <div class="title-icon"></div> <h1>Health Literacy Online</h1> <p class="tagline">A Guide for Simplifying the User Experience</p> </div> </div> <p>This research-based guide will help you develop intuitive health websites and digital tools that can be easily accessed and understood by all users — including the millions of Americans who struggle to find, process, and use online health information.</p> <ul> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-forward.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/foreword/"><span class="highlighter">Foreword</span> by Dr. Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc</a></li> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-about.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/about/"><span class="highlighter">About Health Literacy Online:</span> 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition</a></li> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-ch1.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/what-we-know/"><span class="highlighter">Section 1.</span> What We Know About Users with Limited Literacy Skills</a></li> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-ch2.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/write/"><span class="highlighter">Section 2.</span> Write Actionable Content</a></li> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-ch3.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/display/"><span class="highlighter">Section 3.</span> Display Content Clearly on the Page</a></li> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-ch4.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/organize/"><span class="highlighter">Section 4.</span> Organize Content and Simplify Navigation</a></li> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-ch5.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/engage/"><span class="highlighter">Section 5.</span> Engage Users</a></li> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-ch6.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/test/"><span class="highlighter">Section 6.</span> Test Your Site with Users with Limited Literacy Skills</a></li> <li><span class="icon-intro"><img src="/healthliteracyonline/img/heading-icon-checklist.png" alt=""/></span><a href="/healthliteracyonline/checklist/"><span class="highlighter">Health Literacy Online Strategies</span> Checklist</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="c-exit-wrapper" id="exit-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="c-exit-overlay"></div> <div role="dialog" class="c-exit-dialog" id="exit-dialog" tabindex="-1" aria-label="Exit link disclaimer"> <h2 class="exit-heading">The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.</h2> <p>Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by ODPHP or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.</p> <p>You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link.</p> <small>HHS is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private websites.</small> <div class="action-footer"> <button class="exit-action exit-cancel c-btn">Cancel</button> <a class="exit-action exit-continue c-btn" target="_blank">Continue<span class="visuallyhidden"> to your destination: <span class="link-destination"></span></span></a> </div> <div class="exit-logo-wrapper"> <img class="exit-logo" src="/healthliteracyonline/img/oash-logo-white-bg.svg" alt="" width="200" height="33" /> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/healthliteracyonline/js/scripts.js"></script> <footer> <div class="footer-text"> <ul class="footer-links"> <li><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/index.html">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/web/policies-and-standards/hhs-web-policies/privacy/index.html">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/foia/index.html">Freedom of Information Act</a></li> <li><a href="/plugins">Viewers & Players</a></li> </ul> <p>Last Updated: June 8, 2016</p> </div> <div class="footer-logo"> <a href="/about-odphp"><img class="full-logo" src="/healthliteracyonline/img/ODPHP-HHS.png" alt="U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, OASH - Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion" /></a> </div> </footer> </div> </body> </html>