Clear health communication is important to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Videos can be a good way to convey a clear message. Here’s an example.

Posters and infographics with eye catching images and concise text that can also be useful.

Here are some other plain language resources:

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) words and terms explained in plain English – National Adult Literacy Agency (Ireland)
• Corona Virus: My plan for being safe and staying in – Surrey Place- for adults with developmental disabilities
• Coronavirus: Your Legal Questions Answered – People’s Law School
• COVID-19 – BC Centre for Disease Control; includes handouts and videos in multiple languages
• COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions, In Plain Language – American Institutes for Research
• COVID-19 Health Literacy Project Fact Sheets – in collaboration with Harvard Health Publishing
• COVID-19 in Plain Language – People First of Canada
• Plain Language Information COVID-19 (in 11 languages) – SARTAC, created by and for people with disabilities

For more on how health literacy is important in reducing the impact of COVID-19, read COVID-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed.  For an in-depth look at health literacy, browse the International Handbook of Health Literacy: Research, practice and policy across the lifespan.