The following list of organizations that have produced Patient Education tools may be appropriate for your patient population or useful as a starting point for developing health center-specific patient education materials. A few of the tools are dated; however, the content may be appropriate for common ailments in which care has stayed consistent.
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Multi-Lingual Materials
English Only Materials
Developing/Evaluating Patient Education Tools
MULTI-LINGUAL MATERIALS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Roadmap to Better Care
Various resources including those on being prepared for a health center visit, next steps after an appointment, differences between community health care providers and the emergency department, and more. These resources are offered in various languages including Arabic, Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Community Catalyst
Outreach Hub
Outreach & Enrollment tools including information about Open Enrollment and Health Insurance Literacy offered in various languages including Chinese, Korean, Marshallese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan, and Vietnamese. These are all contained within a publicly available Google Drive with folders for each subject and language
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA en Español
Spanish language information to educate Hispanics, researchers, and health care providers on how environmental health issues (including asthma, mold, carbon monoxide, and pesticides) affect the different Hispanic communities
EthnoMed
Contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues, and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world; for patient education materials, click on the Patient Education button
Healthfinder
A to Z health topics for children, teens, men, women, and seniors on 1,600 health topics in English and Spanish
How’s Your Health: Personal Guide for the Best Health and Medical Care
Free health assessment tool for patient use; available in English and Spanish
ENGLISH ONLY MATERIALS
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Questions Builder App
A mobile app that helps patients prepare and organize questions and other helpful information before an appointment and allows for note-taking during medical visits
Bright Futures
Guidelines, strategies, and tools that are theory-based, evidence-driven, and systems-oriented that can be used to improve the health and well-being of children
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool
This tool recommends vaccines based on age, health conditions, job, and other factors.
Getting the Care You Need: A Guide for People with Disabilities
This guide provides information about people with disabilities’ rights, how to work with a provider and navigating an appointment.
Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)
Wildfire Smoke Patient Education Document
Patient education document that informs patients about health effects of wildfire smoke as well as precautions to minimize exposure.
MedlinePlus
An online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health
Parent/Caregiver Resources
Fact sheets to encourage and guide families to support children’s eye health.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Your Guide to Healthy Sleep
This guide is for patients and public, available in downloadable format or as printed copy.
DEVELOPING/EVALUATING PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS
Center for Health Care Strategies
Health Literacy Consulting
Provides services to health professionals on health literacy and communication
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