Learning through play
Gamified, interactive modules turn dense clinical jargon into learning experiences that patients will finish and remember.
Interactive, gamified health literacy & patient education
Become fluent in
your own care.
HealthLit turns complex medical information into interactive, age-appropriate experiences — so patients, caregivers, and clinicians can communicate their health care.
Grounded in health literacy research
No protected health information
The problem
Most people are asked to manage their health in a language they were never taught.
Nearly nine in ten U.S. adults have difficulty using the everyday health information they're given — and the burden falls hardest on those already most at risk. Yet patient education still leans on dense pamphlets, rushed appointments, and instructions written for clinicians rather than the people trying to follow them. When understanding breaks down, so does care: missed medications, skipped follow-ups, and outcomes that were never inevitable.
88%
of U.S. adults
lack proficient health literacy — leaving most people navigating their care without a clear map.
National Assessment of Adult Literacy (Kutner et al., 2006)
40–80%
of medical information
is forgotten or misunderstood almost immediately after a clinical visit.
Kessels, 2003
$349B
annual U.S. cost
in readmissions, missed adherence, and decisions made on incomplete information.
Center for Health Care Strategies, 2023
Our approach
The language of health, made understandable.
Built on the evidence
Grounded in established health literacy research, so every module rests on methods that have been studied and shown to work.
Made for every role
Distinct experiences for patients, caregivers, and clinicians — each meeting them where they are and guiding them toward clear objectives.
Privacy by design
No protected health information. Lessons and modules are safe to use anywhere, from clinic to living room.
Live demos
See it in action.
The same appointment, experienced from every angle. Open a working prototype below.
Start here · Pediatric patients
For patients
For caregivers
Founder
Lived experience. Professional expertise. Clinical access.
“We wish this existed when we — or our children — were being diagnosed.”
Christina Loccke, MA Ed
Founder & CEO
Educator and writer: over a decade in classrooms, with editorial work ranging from Oxford University Press to the Michelin Guides. Two terms on the National Scleroderma Foundation Board of Directors, with continued patient-leadership across rare-disease organizations. Published co-author in pediatric rheumatology. CARRA Outstanding Patient-Caregiver Award (2022); NIH/NCATS "Zebbie" Award (2019). Built the platform and deployed the first six modules.
Karen Ceresnak, RN
Co-Founder & CCO
20+ years as a pediatric ICU nurse across a dozen children's hospitals nationwide, now at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, where educating patients and families through complex diagnoses is part of the bedside job. Member, Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice Council. Founder & President of the Scleroderma Kids Alliance (501(c)(3)), including a national family camp for children with scleroderma. Reviews and approves every module before a family sees it.
Charles Catanach
Co-Founder & CTO
20+ years building and scaling web platforms. Most recently Director of Software Engineering at RAB Lighting, leading engineering across the company's web stack and its Lightcloud smart-home product line — cloud migration, CI/CD, security ownership, and AI-driven automation that made back-office workflows 75% more efficient. His first job in healthcare came earlier: a high-school volunteer post matching hospital patients to meals that fit their dietary restrictions — one patient, one form at a time. B.S. in Computer Science, Columbia University.
Advisory board
Medical and Scientific Advisory Board (MSAB)
Forthcoming…