Health Literacy Media

10/16/2026

💡 Informed consent in clinical trials starts with helping people understand. 🩺 Learn what health-literate informed consent looks like and how health professionals can make trial information clearer and easier to navigate. https://bit.ly/3UWPL4U

Informed consent in clinical trials starts with helping people understand. Learn what health-literate informed consent looks like and how health professionals can make trial information clearer and easier to navigate! Published 09/2026

10/15/2026

🔄 Try using “possible” instead of “potential” to make your message simpler and easier to understand.

10/14/2026

📅 2015 was a big year! From receiving a Center for Plain Language in Washington, DC, to joining the folks at to discuss health insurance access, HLM staff were busy helping to put into action 💙

10/13/2026

🔄 “Chance” is a shorter, more familiar alternative to “opportunity.” Small word changes can make a big difference for your audience!

10/12/2026

📅 Jumping into 2015! Some HLM staff and their families members joined The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum for the “STLisJUMPING” campaign and took on the challenge of breaking a Guinness World Record for the most people doing jumping jacks! 🎉

10/11/2026

🔄Sometimes a simple swap can make health information easier to understand, like using "check on" instead of “monitor”.

10/10/2026

📅 2014 was a busy one! 🎉 HLM birthdays, summit preparations, presentations, and plenty of health literacy friends made for a memorable year.

10/10/2026

🎉 to our amazing Web and Multimedia Designer, Natalie! She starts her day with Vietnamese coffee, loves watching movies in her free time, and has backpacked solo across Switzerland and Austria!

10/09/2026

🔄“Medicine” is a simple swap for “medication.” Choosing familiar words can help make health information clearer!

10/08/2026

📅 Looking back at 2014! A room full of HLM board members, staff, and supporters working together to move health literacy forward.