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UnitedHealthcare focus groups: Medicaid and health care access in rural Southeast Missouri
Anybody can have trouble understanding healthcare and health insurance. We wanted to better understand the problems people face when they...
Jan 17, 2017


Clayton and Candra spread the word about health insurance literacy
We think health insurance is great. But we also know it isn’t exactly the most exciting thing in the world. So we set out to make...
Jan 10, 2017


Explore Transplant (ET) program will merge with HLM
Explore Transplant (ET), the nation’s leading kidney transplant education program, announced this week that it will partner with St....
Jan 5, 2017


New name, same people: Announcing Health Literacy Media
You may have noticed some changes. But don’t fret. We’re still the same HLM we’ve always been.We still rewrite medical documents to make...
Nov 8, 2016


Clayton and Candra do Healthcare Hacks!
Watch as Clayton and Candra bring you this year’s Healthcare Hacks. Created to help individuals navigate the healthcare world, offer tips...
Oct 28, 2016


The prestigious Cecilia and Leonard Doak Health Literacy Champion Award goes to...
Terry C. Davis, PhD, a pioneer in the field of health literacy and a professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Feist-Weiller Cancer...
Jul 26, 2016


Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City awards grant to support our Summit!
Health Literacy Missouri (HLM) received a $12,600 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCFGKC) to support the...
Jul 15, 2016


UnitedHealthcare donates $15,000 to Health Literacy Missouri
UnitedHealthcare has donated $15,000 to Health Literacy Missouri (HLM) to support its efforts to promote health literacy for low-income...
May 10, 2016


Intern Stories: My granddad’s end of life decision
End-of-life decisions are hard choices to make, but incredibly necessary, as they affect how a family can come to terms with the death of...
Apr 20, 2016


Intern Stories: Increasing health insurance literacy, one senior at a time
It’s “Fish-Fry Friday” at the Lincoln County Council on Aging (LCCOA). There is a large group gathered in the cafeteria for a morning...
Mar 31, 2016


Zika virus: What does it mean for me?
By now, you’ve probably heard a lot of news about the Zika virus – babies being born with a smaller than normal head, El Salvador telling...
Feb 23, 2016


Health literacy tips for American Heart Month
February celebrates American Heart Month to bring awareness to heart disease. Did you know that there’s a link between health literacy...
Feb 22, 2016
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