SimpLit
The Health Literacy Solution
Did you know that the average American reads at 5th grade reading level?
Did you know that only 12 % of
US adults have a proficient health literacy level.
US adults have a proficient health literacy level.
Did you know that over 77 million people would have difficulty following simple, common health instructions.These instructions can include following directions surrounding prescriptions , other treatments, and following other preventative measures.
The solution to this epidemic? SimpLit!
SimpLit is a desktop and mobile application that that allows physicians to offer health care information and resources in a simple, comprehensible way. Our main customer, the health care professional, will use our application to simplify complex, hard to read health care documents into simplified English. This information can then be shared with patients either directly through our mobile, customer-facing application or through more traditional means like email and print.
By navigating through our site you will be able to learn more about our project and our project team as well as being able to view our project deliverables. We welcome any feedback or questions.