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Easy-to-Read Health and Wellness Material for Consumers: recognizing it, finding it, writing it, rewriting it

Course Description

Learn in a hands-on environment--in the large group and break-out groups, to critique, rewrite and create materials that get your health and wellness information across quickly and clearly. We'll review the disconnect between information providers and information seekers, the process of educating adults, the success of "plain language" initiatives and the importance of text, type, graphics, space and layout. In this workshop you will also be provided brochure examples, SMOG and REALM tests, a webliography and links to other training. During the workshop you will edit pieces so that at the conclusion you'll have new awareness, new skills, a new product and access to further resources. Clear health communication is the goal, regardless of medium.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of the class, participants will be able to:

• Define the behavioral objective(s) of the material.
• Determine the key information points the reader needs to achieve the behavioral objective(s).
• Select the most appropriate presentation method(s) (e.g., audio, audiovisual, print, interactive, computer instruction).
• Decide on the reading level for the material and organize topics in the way the person will use them.
• Implement the key principles of effective print materials using appropriate content, style, layout, visuals, and readability.

Class Materials

For class materials, please contact the class developer, Beth Wescott

Continuing Education

Upon successful completion of this class each participant will receive 4 hours of continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.

Presentations

MLA 2007 Presentation - Presented at the Medical Library Association meeting in May of 2007, this powerpoint presentation aids the user to critique, rewrite and create materials that get health and wellness information across quickly and clearly.

Developer

Beth Wescott, Network Access Coordinator, bwescott@hshsl.umaryland.edu