By Michelle Hutchinson, DMD, MPH, CPH, health communication specialist/health literacy lead, Office of Communication Science, Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Sara R. Bedrosian, public affairs specialist, Health Equity Working Group, Division of Public Affairs, OADC, CDC

October is Health Literacy Month, a time for public health and health care organizations to recommit to making sure all audiences can find, understand, and use our information and services to make the best health-related decisions for themselves and others.