Two of the national health education standards are accessing information and analyzing influences. Webquests are a popular inquiry-oriented method used by secondary teachers to help students achieve these content standards. While webquests support learners' higher level thinking skills, developing media literate students often overlooks the concept of the readability level of the information. Readability refers to the ease with which a text can be read and understood. If an individual's reading skill level is significantly below that of the readability level of the document, then it can be reasonably assumed that the individual was not able to fully comprehend what s/he read. This can adversely impact the education of the child. A recent review of 105 randomly chosen health-related website pages representing the six risk factors for youth was performed. The analysis yielded an average reading level of grade 11 (Schutten, 2007). This level far surpasses the literacy level of the average adult in the United States and most secondary students. The first line of action for health educators is to determine the readability characteristics of the materials to be used by their students. Suggestions to enhance reader comprehension include: increasing personal, verbal communication to clarify content; increasing time to read and comprehend information; simplifying technical language; including anecdotes to illustrate important concepts; utilizing headings and subheadings; shortening paragraphs; and including graphics. Keyword(s): health education K-12, health promotion, technology