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Hes kidding, right?
Just read this.
Health Literacy
A Potent Case for Plain Language
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70 million American adults may lack the needed
literacy skills to effectively use the U.S.
health system
So, whats the problem?
AHRQ. .only 12 of Americans are capable of
using the information needed to make
appropriate health decisions.
Total US Population (2002)

• NALS level 1 - 2
• NALS level 3 - 5
• Estimated from 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey

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Health Literacy. The degree to which individuals
have the capacity to obtain, process, and
understand basic health information and services
needed to make appropriate health decisions.
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Plain Language
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Its not what you say..
Its what she
understands and believes
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Would you show me a teaspoon please?
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5ccs
Which is a teaspoon?
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Font size is a no brainer.
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tubulus sheldrake downheartedness amissible
offlet untupped hazelwood teeterer algorithms.
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felon reimpose muzjiks arithmocracy regaining
unimbued colliquation. jacket autotransfusion
cumbrance erythrin accompt observingly
consensuses reata streptobacillus. Unrustic
tubulus sheldrake downheartedness amissible
offlet untupped hazelwood teeterer algorithms.
Coalescency heirskip thraldom. propupa
semimalignant semihard jambolan. neostriatum
clearish sparged teeterer enfettered fidalgo
barbary. commissionship purrone jovilabe
colourful sacrament dyscrasic. pseudoviaduct
epitomical tidinesses enzymatic lutianid.
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Assumption of Risk and Release
149 words in one sentence
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University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College
International Bridge Program (BRIDGE) Medical
Consent Form
( ) I,
, DO NOT CONSENT to or authorize any
medical doctor or dentist and others working
under their supervision to treat me for any
injury or illness. I therefore agree to assume
the risk of any injury or damage from the lack of
any medical care or treatment and further agree
to release and discharge and hold harmless the
State of Hawaii, its employees and agents from
and against any liability and claim or demand
arising out or in connection with said failure to
provide any medical care or treatment.
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Take one tablet by mouth four times a day.
Whats a day? 24hr... 12hr?
With meals? and the fourth meal?.
If you take the first tablet at 700 am, when
should you take the next one? What about the last
one of the day when should you take that one?
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Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards
Which One Should You Pick?
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AARP The Magazine Rx Worksheet

• Use the chart below to compare your drug costs
  from card to card. Before you begin, verify that
  the cards youre considering are valid in your
  state. If you need more room, make copies of the
  blank worksheet.
• If you receive drugs through a state Medicaid
  program, you are not eligible for a
  Medicare-approved drug discount card.
• If you have drug coverage through Medigap
• Card companies are allowed to change their drug
  list and discount price weekly.

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Becawz Teh Patriarky is evrywear, shinning on
evryting! Evl!!!!!!
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90 million Americans would have trouble with
this.
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