Have you ever wondered if you communicated your main points well to your patient, client, or others you serve? Or thought, that despite your best efforts, they didn’t understand what you were trying to say? It’s possible that some people don’t get your messages because they struggle with low health literacy.

Let’s say you’ve used plain language best practices to create high-quality health education material that is easy to read, understand, and use. Now you want to share this material with Spanish speakers, so you have it translated. How do you know the translated material uses plain language like the source material?

By: Alison Caballero, MPH, CHES, Associate Professor, Director, Center for Health Literacy, in anticipation of retirement on June 30, 2023 Read More