It’s no secret that health writing is inaccessible to most people. Australian research in 2015 found that almost all health information is too complex for average Australian readers to understand. The problem is that the factors that create this exclusionary writing...
A training project for Interpreters, Translators and Bicultural Workers to better understand & communicate COVID-19 public health messages. What is the difference between isolation and quarantine? How do you self-isolate in a large household? For the next few...
Drop the Jargon Day 2020 is a wrap! To mark the day CEH co-manager Bernice Murphy, CEH Speaking COVID trainee John Nguyen and Mercy Hospitals Victoria Manager, Multicultural Services Natalija Nesvadba, joined hosts on SBS radio to explore how plain language from...
PLEDGE AND WIN! October 20 is Drop the Jargon Day. Pledge to #dropthejargon in 2020, share an example of confusing jargon or signage with us and you could win 1 of 10 free licences to access your choice of either the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health’s Health...
October 20 is Drop the Jargon Day. Drop the Jargon Day is a day for health and human services workers to practice and promote using plain, jargon free language. 6 out of 10 people in Australia have low Health Literacy. Many Australians have trouble understanding and...
Community health organisation cohealth, has been using #health literacy frameworks and tools to make their services easier to use. As a not-for-profit community health and support service which strives to improve health and wellbeing for all, and lead the way in...
This brochure helps outline our Health Literacy training. The Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health (CEH) is a pioneer of health literacy in Australia. We developed Australia’s first health literacy course and continue to run long and short courses about health...
Multicultural services are a significant part of Mercy Health. “Mercy Hospital for Women was one of the first Victorian public hospitals to establish multicultural services. It’s an important part of who we are and how we see our broader community,” said Natalija...
New health literacy education research published by CEH Manager in leading CSIRO journal Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health (CEH) Co-manager Bernice Murphy has published new research with the University of Melbourne’s Lucio Naccarella. The article Key lessons...
Talking about the many ways we can improve health information. Episode 1: Dr Ruth DeSouza (click here) (22 Minutes, 30 seconds) Matt & Amir are joined by Ruth DeSouza a health researcher with a passion for health literacy. She speaks about two new projects she...
