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On the occasions that a parent or guardian needs easily comprehendible material on medical issues, the resources below are well-written and cover a wide range of topics.
The Center for Children with Special Needs
In addition to many well-written handouts and resources for families with a child with special needs, this site offers low literacy flyers about care organizing tools in English, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
CHF-The Children’s Health Fund
Handouts on numerous topics of importance for parents and children such as exercise and asthma control. Spanish and English materials are available.
OHSU Libraries – Patient Education Materials for Clinicians
Excellent and easy to use source of low-literacy materials on a variety of topics. Spanish and English materials are available.
US Food and Drug Administration
Low-literacy materials, available in English and Spanish on subjects ranging from food safety to giving children medicine.
Verizon Literacy Network
Verizon offers excellent links to Web sites with low-literacy materials. |
