Health information is often complicated and hard to understand, especially for people with low health literacy skills. That's why communicating clearly in health materials is so critical. The good news is that there's a core set of best practices for creating clear health materials.
In this hands-on workshop, you'll get a chance to apply what you've learned to health materials! First, you'll learn what research tells us about including numbers in health materials. Then, you'll hear what we know — and what we're still learning — about using visuals to help people understand health information. Finally, you'll practice using your new knowledge to make sure health materials are easy to understand — especially for people with low health literacy skills!
Janel Schuh, PhD
CommunicateHealth
Andrea Mongler, MPH
CommunicateHealth
Objectives
- Apply best practices to create clear health materials.
- Identify best practices for using numbers in health materials.
- Think critically about how to use visuals to help people understand health information.
- Explain clear communication best practices that affect the understandability of health materials — especially for people with low health literacy skills.