Monday, August 3, 2009

Health Literacy: The Ask Me 3 Campaign


Ask Me 3 promotes three simple but essential questions that patients should ask their providers in every health care interaction. Providers should always encourage their patients to understand the answers to:
1. What is my main problem?
2. What do I need to do?
3. Why is it important for me to do this?

The National Patient Safety Foundation has materials available for download in aiding communication between physicians and patients including:

Words to Watch(English and Spanish)

Patient Brochure(English - SpanishFrench- ChineseRussian - Arabic)

Ask Me 3 ProgramImplementation Guide(English)


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