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Celebrating a wrap for the CEH Drop the Jargon Day campaign for 2022!
Celebrating a wrap for the CEH Drop the Jargon Day campaign for 2022! By: Jolyon Burford, Trainer & eLearning Developer Our Drop the Jargon Day campaign for 2022 is officially wrapped. We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed. Our annual...
Plain language: is your focus on readability dating your practice in the 1970s?
Plain language: is your focus on readability dating your practice in the 1970s? By: Jolyon Burford, Trainer & eLearning Developer Research from 2015 told us that Australian health Websites were written on average at about a year 12 level. A lot of work has been...
What Makes My Work as a Facilitator Meaningful?
What Makes My Work as a Facilitator Meaningful? By Eman Al-Dasuqi. Most of us want a rewarding work experience. Especially when we spend most of our waking life working! So, what makes work meaningful? I‘ve been asking myself this question ever since I was a young...
It’s official. Plain language + translations = happier consumers
It’s a grand day when research supports what we know intuitively. For many years we at CEH have been advocating for writing in plain language for translation and were thrilled to see research from Macquarie University that supports what we’ve known from practice...
Raising awareness about Long COVID – in over 20 languages
With more than 50,000 Australians currently being infected with COVID every day, the risk of Long COVID looms large for many. Around 5% of vaccinated people (one in twenty) end up with long-term symptoms (it at least doubles for those who are not vaccinated)....
WORLD HEPATITIS DAY – July 28, 2022
Over two-thirds of people in Australia living with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) are born overseas. BBVs can have a dramatic impact on CALD patients’ health outcomes and quality of life. GPs, nurses, primary care providers & community workers are well positioned to...
CEH Blog – Why do consumers find it so hard to use health services?
In the July edition of the CEH Blog we interview Jolyon Burford, CEH Professional Development Trainer, eLearning Designer & Plain Language Consultant. Jolyon is a Cultural Competence and Health Literacy trainer who also develops engaging eLearning in both of these...
Refugee Week 2022
Refugee Week, Coordinated by the Refugee Council of Australia, is Australia’s peak annual activity to inform the public about refugees and celebrate their positive contributions to Australian society. Honouring Richmond’s vibrant and dynamic Vietnamese Australian...