Resources for producing clear language documents
Resources for producing clear language documents
Many resources are available to help patient education managers produce clear, readable patient handouts. To write documents in plain language Doug Seubert, guideline editor in Quality Improvement and Care Management at Marshfield (WI) Clinic frequently uses the following resources:
Plain Language
The Health Literacy Style Manual
http://coveringkidsandfamilies.org/ resources/docs/stylemanual.pdf
Simply Put (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/simpput.pdf
Principles for Clear Health Communication (Pfizer)
http://www.ihconline.org/toolkits/HealthLiteracy/PPForClearHealthCommunication.pdf
Writing and Designing Print Materials for Beneficiaries: A Guide for State Medicaid Agencies. Baltimore, MD: Health Care Financing Administration, Center for Medicaid and State Operations. HCFA Publication Number 10145. October 1999.
Readability Toolkit (Group Health Center for Health Studies)
http://www.uams.edu/irb/PRISMReadabilityToolkit_ThirdEdv3_042908.pdf
ALTERNATIVE WORD LISTS
Simple Words and Phrases (PlainLanguage.gov)
http://www.plainlanguage.gov/howto/wordsuggestions/simplewords.cfm
Words to Watch (Partnership for Clear Health Communication)
http://www.npsf.org/askme3/pdfs/words_to_watch.pdf.
Many resources are available to help patient education managers produce clear, readable patient handouts. To write documents in plain language Doug Seubert, guideline editor in Quality Improvement and Care Management at Marshfield (WI) Clinic frequently uses the following resources:Subscribe Now for Access
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