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Plain Language G.R.I.D.
This is a one-page Word document containing information on how to assess the usability of written health materials for adults with low literacy. The document lists questions to ask regarding Grade Level; Relevance; and Interest and Design of written health materials. This document is adapted from materials created by the Canadian Public Health Association, National Literacy and Health Program.
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Health Communication Activities
Contains tools for improving health literacy, government resources, and reports and research on health literacy issues.
Texas Diabetes Council - Diabetes Toolkit for Providers
The Texas Diabetes Council offers the Diabetes Tool Kit—a teaching aid for health care professionals who work with people who have diabetes. The Tool Kit includes patient education handouts in English and Spanish, which can be reproduced. The handouts address managing sick days, monitoring diabetes in pregnancy, developing an exercise program, and other important topics.
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Provides scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs.
MCN What Does a Balanced Plate Look Like? SPN/ENG
State Loan Repayment Program
NHSC grants matching funds directly to States to operate their own loan repayment programs. Primary care health professionals who are providing full-time clinical services in a public or non-profit facility located in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area are eligible for this program.
MCN Why Is Nutrition Important? SPN/ENG
SEARCH (A NHSC program)
Provides health professions students and residents with opportunities to work on interdisciplinary health care teams. Currently, 21 states and U.S. territories offer SEARCH programs, extending a unique, hands-on, primary care training experience working with people in underserved rural and urban areas.
MCN How to Read a Nutrition Label SPN/ENG
National Hispanic Medical Association
Agenda includes expanding access to quality health care, increasing opportunities in medical education, cultural competence, and research for Latinos. Another focus is policy development and education efforts focused on eliminating health disparities faced by Latinos.
MCN What Is Diabetes? SPN/ENG
MCN Acanthosis Negricans Brochure
Amigos en Salud/Friends in Health
Amigos en Salud /Friends in Health offers materials designed to assist in conducting an outreach and patient education program for people with type 2 diabetes based on a strategy that combines peer education, behavior modification and diabetes self-management.
American Academy of Family Physicians - Family Practice Management Toolbox
The FPM Toolbox offers 150+ tools that you can use to improve your practice. Many of our tools are available to download as PDFs, MS Word or MS Excel files – all free of charge. To browse the Toolbox, simply click on a category name for a list of the tools offered on that topic.
Health Information Translations
Health Information Translations is a collaborative initiative to improve health education for limited English proficiency patients.
Minimum Standards Algorithms for Diabetes Care, from the Texas Diabetes Council
To assist in the delivery of primary care practice. They have been developed by a panel of experts through an open, peer-reviewed process to assure that they are complete, accurate and consistent with the current state of knowledge on diabetes treatment.
Dentsearch.com
Your dental employment opportunity website. Designed specifically for the dental industry; providing inexpensive job opportunity advertising for dental practices, groups, educational institutions, suppliers and manufacturers.
