Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion / Thursday, April 27, 2017 / Categories: Electronic Patient Engagement, Patient Portals, Social Media Management Health Literacy Online A Guide for Simplifying the User Experience by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion As Health Centers increase the amount of electronic communications sent out to their patients they need to continually assess the literacy level of the content that they are sending out across patient portals, text messages, and social networks. This guide provided by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion helps staff "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." The Health Literacy Online guide is broken into six main sections as follows: What We Know About Users with Limited Literacy Skills Write Actionable Content Display Content Clearly on the Page Organize Content and Simplify Navigation Engage Users Test Your Site with Users with Limited Literacy Skills Resource Links A link to the ODPHP developed Health Literacy GuideThis 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. Print 29419 Tags: patient engagement mobile health patient portals Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ODPHP health literacy social networking Intended AudienceHealth Center Staff, Patient Navigators, Health Education Staff Related Resources Listen: Collaboration Is Innovation – Revamping The Patient Portal Remote Patient Monitoring, Electronic Patient Engagement, and mHealth Apps Explainer Electronic Patient Engagement Tools: Adaptation for Use in COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout COVID-19 Vaccine Communication: Electronic Patient Engagement Vendor Discussion COVID-19 Vaccine Communication: Electronic Patient Engagement Vendor Discussion