Health Literacy
Services that make scientific outcomes easy for your audience to understand and use
Health Literacy is important for everyone
All people, at some point in their everyday life, use scientific information to prevent health issues, manage health conditions, and make important health decisions.
Effective health literacy advances health equity
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Nearly 9 of 10 adults struggle to understand and use health information when it’s filled with unfamiliar or complex terms.
Limited health literacy costs the healthcare system money and results in higher than necessary morbidity and mortality.
Improving health literacy could prevent nearly 1 million hospital visits and save over $25 billion a year.
We can improve health literacy if we practice clear communication strategies and techniques.
Clear communication means presenting familiar concepts, words, numbers, and images in ways that make sense to the people who need the information.
Testing information products with your intended audience and asking for feedback are the best ways to know if you’re communicating clearly.
Test and ask for feedback before releasing information to the public.
Clear communication builds trust with your audience. When your audience trusts you, they’re more likely to follow your recommendations.
Choosing to use jargon is an act of exclusion. Using clear communication advances health equity.
Clear communication streamlines the translation process - that means you can more quickly share your information with people who are non-native English speakers and readers.
Health Literacy Services
To help people make good health decisions, we need to provide accurate, accessible, and useful information
Write - We write materials in plain language, conveying information is clear, accurate, easy to understand, and actionable. We apply best practices for inclusive communication.
Format - We format the materials with both the target audience and the communication method and mode in mind, to support accessibility.
Evaluate - We apply readability statistics, evaluate usability, and debrief for understanding.
Our Goal
We strive to bridge the gap between science and everyday understanding for all individuals.
Let us help you to improve your scientific communications, with information that reaches your intended audience.
Contact Us
Please reach out to us if you would like to discuss a health literacy project.
Email us at contact@ravenoutcomes.com, dial us at (+1) 401-231-4475, or fill in the form to the right and we will contact you soon.
We look forward to hearing from you!