Health professionals are being encouraged to use plain language that can easily be understood by everyone.
Highlights
- Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show six out of 10 Australians have low health literacy
- The Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health is asking health professionals to think about the language they use.
- Health professionals avoided using the term "gestational diabetes" and instead called it "diabetes in pregnancy".
Health experts say it's a simple move that will help improve health outcomes for people from non-English speaking backgrounds.
'it's important to engage with people from different backgrounds and learn how they talk about health.' says Natalija Nesvadba, manager of multicultural services at Mercy Health.
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