Plain Language is Essential in Public Health Emergencies
Categories: Plain language
September 21st, 2012 5:01 pm ET - Cynthia Baur
This week, Dagny Olivares from CDC’s Emergency Communication team blogs about plain language and public health emergencies.
September is National Preparedness Month. Across the country, it’s a time to take stock of how prepared we are to withstand and respond to emergency situations that affect us, our families, and our communities. At CDC, we make sure that we are prepared to protect the nation’s health from whatever threatens it, be that natural disaster, disease outbreak, or emerging hazard. To do that, we are working to ensure that plain language is a part of our emergency communication planning. Steps we are taking include
What are you doing in your organizations to make plain language a part of your preparedness planning? What challenges are you facing in undertaking that mission? We’d love to hear about your experiences, tips, and lessons learned.
September is National Preparedness Month. Across the country, it’s a time to take stock of how prepared we are to withstand and respond to emergency situations that affect us, our families, and our communities. At CDC, we make sure that we are prepared to protect the nation’s health from whatever threatens it, be that natural disaster, disease outbreak, or emerging hazard. To do that, we are working to ensure that plain language is a part of our emergency communication planning. Steps we are taking include
- Training staff to understand and use the principles of plain language when developing and reviewing emergency communication materials;
- Prioritizing plain language along with such message characteristics as accuracy, timeliness, and consistency; and
- Working with subject matter experts to review our existing emergency materials so that we can make them more understandable and accessible.
What are you doing in your organizations to make plain language a part of your preparedness planning? What challenges are you facing in undertaking that mission? We’d love to hear about your experiences, tips, and lessons learned.
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