Strategies

Support joint decision making between health care practitioners and patients through shared decision making (SDM); part of patient-centered care

Provide interpretation services for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) in outpatient and inpatient health care settings, following training and certification

Partner with doctors, nurse practitioners, and other medical professionals to incorporate literacy support into regular well-child visits, especially in lower income communities

Repeal government control over retail sales of alcoholic beverages, allowing commercial retailing of those beverages

Create financial incentives or remove financial disincentives to affect consumer choices and incentivize provision of cost efficient health care services