A person with high level of health literacy can improve one's community in a lot of ways. One is through promotion of health by doing health teaching. An example of this is by creating programs to inform his or her neighbors in regard to having a healthy lifestyle like by engaging in proper exercise and having proper diet. With this, he or she can also help in prevention aspect of sickness since if people will listen then they can have the proper lifestyle.
Speak more slowly when providing instructions. Be respectful and clear without being patronizing. Use graphics and pictures instead of long written instructions. Provide information at an appropriate grade level.
