Clear Language Health Literacy 101 Training series 2020

Clear Language Health Literacy 101 Training series 2020

Clear Language Health practitioners need to clearly communicate with their consumers to ensure the health information and advice they are giving is easily understood. Tips for using clear language in written and verbal communication: • Use active voice • Use common words rather than technical jargon • Use short words and sentences • Test written material with consumers to ensure they understand your message.

Clear Language In 2014 the World Health Organisation released a statement about how to reduce the spread of Ebola. This ebola statement was re-written by an external organsation to ensure that information on how to reduce contamination was easily understood by the remote villagers of Africa, who most needed to follow this advice.

Clear Language According to WHO, “Ebola…spreads through the community through human-tohuman transmission, with infection resulting from direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and indirect contact with environments contaminated with such fluids. ” http: //www. who. int/csr/disease/ebola/faq-ebola/en/

Clear Language A separate organisation created and shared a statement that their organisation had settled on to better explain how Ebola is passed on: “You can get Ebola by touching the vomit, blood, spit, sweat, pee or poop of someone who is sick with, or died from Ebola. ” Scatology of a Health Communication: So which is it, Poo or Poop? From http: //healthliteracylab. com/scatology-of-a-health-communication-so-which-is-itpoo-or-poop/

Clear Language Activity: Please rewrite the following paragraph regarding pre-natal checkups to make the information clearer and easier to understand. It makes good sense that premature births and newborn illnesses are decreased by early pregnancy care. The doctor is actively involved in testing the pregnant woman for pregnancy-induced diabetes and a host of other problems that would not be detected by the patient alone. We know that these problems cause premature births and illness in newborns. It certainly makes sense that early detection and treatment of these problems by the doctor results in healthier babies.

Clear Language Example answer: If you are pregnant or think you might be, go to the doctor as soon as you can. Your doctor needs to do tests every few months to check your baby is healthy. These tests are important for you and your baby.

Clear Language Resources: Ebola Statement Activity: Participants are asked to rewrite a paragraph regarding pre-natal checkups to make the information clearer and easier to understand. The answer should be given out after the session. Extra resources: Attribute 8 Fact Sheet

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