NCEH/ATSDR Clear Writing Hub
One of our goals is to help our grantees and partners create environmental health information the public can understand and trust. We’ve developed this website to help you communicate clearly and effectively to all the audiences you serve.
These 3 online trainings teach you about audience, main message, format, layout, and more.
Search our thesaurus of environmental health terms to find plain language substitutes, tips, and examples.
Make the case for clear writing in your organization with a tutorial, posters, table tents, and flyers.
This toolkit walks you through steps to plan, write, and publish a scientific journal article.
The Clear Writing Guidepdf icon helps you create clear, effective materials that everyone can understand and use.
The Communication Playbookpdf icon teaches you the foundations of public health communication.
Plainlanguage.govexternal icon explains the Plain Writing Act and provides writing resources.
CDC’s Clear Communication Index helps you assess your health materials.
NCEH/ATSDR’s Clear Writing Assessment pdf icon[PDF – 423 KB] helps test if your materials are clear.
A Paraphrase Test pdf icon[PDF – 116 KB] will tell you if readers interpret your messages as you intended.