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​Creating Health Materials 

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For existing health materials you may be interested in using click HERE

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Developing health materials using plain language 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Health literacy: Develop materials

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Clear Communication Index

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• A guide for creating easy-to-understand materials

Center for Plain Language

• Plain language: Keys to success

Duke University Medical Library

• Health literacy: Plain language

National Institutes of Health

• Clear communication

National Institutes of Health

• Plain language: Getting started or brushing up

U.S. National Library of Medicine

• How to write easy-to-read health materials​

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Developing websites and using social media

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

• Health Literacy Online: A guide for simplifying the user experience

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Social Media 

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Presenting numbers & data visualization

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Using numbers and explaining risk

National Cancer Institute

• Making data talk: A workbook

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Toolkit for making written material clear and effective

Policy Viz

• Website

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Software

Canva

• Canva online program