Thank you so much!

 

I appreciate everyone's help with this!

 

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From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Mindy Domb
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:13 PM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: RE: [HealthLiteracy 2422] problematic words

 

Pfizer's Clear Health Communication Initiative has developed some
resources.
(http://www.clearhealthcommunication.com/media/words-to-watch.html) put
out a great list called "Language: Words to Watch". We've compiled the
list and used it as a training handout. It's divided into 4 categories:

*	medical word examples: Words frequently used by doctors in
health care instructions (e.g. ailment, benign, procedure);

*	concept word examples: Words used to describe an idea, metaphor,
notion (e.g. avoid, intake, option);

*	category word examples: Words that describe a group or sub-set,
and may be unfamiliar (e.g. activity, hazardous); and

*	value judgment word examples: Words that may need an example or
visual to convey their meaning with clarity (e.g. adequate, adjust,
routinely).

Hope that's helpful. 

 

 

Mindy Domb 

Director

SPHERE and The Statewide Homeless/HIV Integration Project (SH/HIP) 

HIV Integration Programs of Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts,
Inc. 

PO Box 285 

Amherst, MA 01004 

Phone: 1-(800)-530-2770 ext.224 or (413)256-3406 

Fax: (413)256-6371 

E-Mail: mdomb at hcsm.org 

SPHERE website: www.hcsm.org/sphere 

SH/HIP website:  www.hcsm.org/shhip 

 

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From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Arina Boldt
Sent: Thu 11/6/2008 3:13 PM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 2422] problematic words

Does anyone have a list of problematic words and possible substitutes
(i.e. screening is better understood as test)?

 

Thanks!

 

Arina Boldt, MBA

Director of Community Outreach

Albemarle Hospital

1144 North Road Street

Elizabeth City, NC 27909

252/384-4665 phone

252/384-4051 fax 

www.albemarlehealth.org <http://www.albemarlehealth.org/> 

 

Albemarle Health
State of the art technology. State of the heart care.

 

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