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Description
This poster describes the development and implementation of the Health Matters activity book series, a health literacy initiative designed to provide engaging, accessible, and developmentally appropriate health education for pediatric patients and their families. Through multidisciplinary collaboration, audience-centered design, and distribution across more than 30 departments, the project demonstrates how interactive educational materials can advance pediatric health equity, support family engagement, and improve health literacy outcomes.
Publication Date
2026
City
Dallas
Keywords
social determinants of health (SDOH), pediatric health literacy, patient education, health equity, pediatric health education, health literacy activity books, health communication, shared decision-making, library and information science
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Early Childhood Education | Health and Physical Education | Public Health | Reading and Language
Recommended Citation
Sheldon, Lorraine, "Health Matters: Advancing Pediatric Health Equity Through Accessible and Engaging Health Literacy Activity Books" (2026). 2026. 4.
https://scholarlycollection.childrens.com/healthequity-hes2026/4
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
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