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This research paper discusses various public health agency websites and official government websites in countries with more than 5,000 confirmed COVID cases. The researchers used various methods to determine the readability level of the websites. The researchers found that official COVID information put out by states often exceeded the recommended reading level, while federal information was found to be much more readable, most likely due to federal mandates for readability. Recommendations are to use plain-language COVID resources to be more accessible to all audiences.
Resource Details
- Setting/Context of Implementation: Workplace
- Topics of Practice: Outreach/ Education/ Communications
- Outcomes of Interest: Reduction of Health Disparities
- Level of Evidence: Best
- Tools or Materials Included in Resource: Yes
- Social Determinants of Health: Social and Community Context
- Outside of US: Yes