Early Childhood Programs

Health Literacy Guiding Principles to Implement Health Equity

Every organization that creates and delivers public health information needs guiding principles about health literacy. The Horowitz Center for Health Literacy in partnership with early childhood programs developed health literacy guiding principles and toolkits to help put health literacy into practice.

Health literacy is an important strategy for program staff and families to enhance the quality of communication, reduce health disparities, and advance health equity in early childhood programs. By adopting and applying the guiding principles, early childhood programs improve staff and families’ abilities to make informed health-related decisions and actions and evaluate their progress.