15 resources explain best design practice
Learn about designing patient education materials
To create a scorecard to evaluate how layout and design impacts the readability of an educational handout, Doug Seubert, guideline editor in Quality Improvement and Care Management at Marshfield (WI) Clinic, looked at 15 manuals, handbooks, and resources about designing patient education materials.
He cross-referenced them to compile the list of seven design elements included on the scorecard.
"I used these 15 resources to form a consensus for what makes up the positive and negative point structure on the scorecard," he states.
Following is his list of resources:
Beyond the Brochure: Alternative Approaches to Effective Health Communication (AMC Cancer Research Center and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Clear & Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers (National Cancer Institute)
Easy-to-Read NYC: Guidelines for Clear and Effective Communication (City of New York, Mayor's Office of Adult Education)
Guidelines for Developing Easy-to-Read Health Education Materials (Washington State Department of Health)
Making Health Communication Programs Work (National Cancer Institute)
Patient Education Materials: An Author's Guide (University of Utah)
Patient/Family Education Print Material Guidelines (Capital Health)
Principles for Clear Health Communication (Pfizer)
PRISM Readability Toolkit (Group Health Center for Health Studies)
Simply Put (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The Health Literacy Style Manual (Covering Kids & Families)
Readability for Clear Health Communication (Health Research for Action)
Tips for Clear Health Communication (Health Research for Action)
Writing and Designing Print Materials for Beneficiaries: A Guide for State Medicaid Agencies (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).
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