Plain Language: A Tool for Communicating Effectively with Patients, Partners, and Colleagues Workshop Presentation Materials Workshop Description: We often talk about plain language in the context of communicating with patients. In reality, everyone can benefit...
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute developed this FREE, hour-long course to help research teams improve the readability of consent forms and other participant materials. #ProfessionalTraining #PlainLanguage
This National Institutes of Health developed this guide to assist health communicators in developing audience-appropriate information and communicating effectively with people with limited health literacy skills. The guide outlines five standard steps for developing health information materials...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed these guidelines for plain language writing. #PlainLanguage
Plain Language Informed Consent Forms and Processes to Promote Empowered Decision Making for People Underrepresented in Research The complexity of informed consent forms and processes makes it hard for potential study participants to make informed decisions about whether or not to...
Health Literacy and The Role of Plain Language Romina Marazzato Sparano, MAT, CT Language Compass Health literacy involves an array of skills from individuals and organizations to enable healthcare decisions for self, others, and the environment, in both distressing and everyday...
The Plain Language Action and Information Network developed this checklist. You can use it to see if your document meets plain language standards. There’s also a version for the web. #PlainLanguage
In this 2022 podcast, health literacy expert Helen Osborne talks with Genevieve Walker, a medical writer and editor who creates plain-language educational and marketing content for patients and other health care consumers. The discussion includes the following topics: How lists are used to...
WebContent.gov developed this video for government agencies. The video offers step-by-step guidance on how to use plain language on government websites. #DigitalHealthLiteracy #PlainLanguage #DesignTheory
The National Institutes of Health developed this self-paced training on plain language writing. The training consists of five sections: Before You Start Writing Connecting With Your Readers Presenting Your Information Formatting and Visual Clarity Testing and Revising The...