Everyday Words for Public Health Communication

Everyday Words for Public Health Communication

Outcome: result
CDC Original Sentences:
Well-being is a positive outcome that is meaningful for people and for many sectors of society, because it tells us that people perceive that their lives are going well.
Plain Language Sentences:
People, groups, and organizations care about well-being as a positive result. We know that people think their lives are going well when they report high levels of well-being.
If you do audience testing of these words or other public health or medical words, please send your results to the health literacy staff in CDC’s Office of Communications at clearcommunication@cdc.gov.