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Health Literacy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) addresses both personal health literacy and organizational health literacy in their new Health People 2030 definitions:
HHS Hospital Quality Compare
Find and compare information about the quality of care at over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals, including over 130 Veterans Administration (VA) medical centers and over 50 military hospitals, across the country.
Medicare.gov Nursing Home Compare
Find and compare Medicare-certified nursing homes based on a location, and compare the quality of care they provide and their staffing. A nursing home is a place for people who can't be cared for at home and need 24-hour nursing care.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
IHI offers a free tools, white papers, publications, audio and video, insights, and other resources to support your efforts to improve health care quality and safety.
Nursing Theory Page: University of San Diego
The Nursing Theory Page is a collaborative effort by an international group interested in developing a collection of resources about nursing theories throughout the world.
Creative Commons for free images
A database of images to use, share, and remix.
