NCI Announces Guide to Communicating Data to Lay Audiences

 

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NCI Announces Guide to Communicating Data to Lay Audiences.

(Via the Blog Health Information Literacy – for health and well being)

The following was posted on the NCI Cancer Patient Educators’ Listserv [CA-PATIENT-ED@LIST.NIH.GOV]

Communicating data to lay audiences is difficult, but the National Cancer Institute’s newly releasedMaking Data Talk: A Workbook can help you present scientific and health data in engaging and effective ways.

 The workbook, based on the groundbreaking book Making Data Talk: Communicating Public Health Data to the Public, Policy Makers, and the Press written by NCI communication researchers, provides key information, practical suggestions, and examples that can be applied to many public health issues.

Making Data Talk: A Workbook is available to download or order a print copy. The content provides:

·         Recommendations about selecting and presenting data, including tips for using visual symbols

·         An introduction to the OPT-IN (Organize, Plan, Test, Integrate) framework which guides public health practitioners on how to present health data to lay audiences.

·         Practice exercises using real-world examples to reinforce key concepts and help you apply what you have learned

Chapters in the workbook include:

·         You CAN Make Data Talk and Be Understood

·         Use Communication Fundamentals to Your Advantage

·         Help Lay Audiences Understand Your Data

·         Present Data Effectively

·         Use OPT-In Framework to Make Your Data Talk

·         Show What you Know: Communicating Data in Acute Public Health Situations

·         Show What You Know: Communicating Data in Health Policy or Program Advocacy Situations

 

Order your print copy of the workbook or download the online version today.

Other NCI publications include

ntroductory Information

• What Is Cancer?
  Definition of cancer, a brief explanation of the origins of cancer in cells, basic cancer statistics, and links to other NCI cancer-related resources.

NCI Publications

• What You Need To Know About™ Cancer Index
  This booklet series has information on many types of cancer. Each booklet tells about possible risks, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, and each has lists of questions to ask the doctor.
• NCI Fact Sheets
  Nearly 200 frequently updated fact sheets on a wide array of cancer topics. Fact sheets address risk factors, prevention, support, treatment, and more.
• Chemotherapy Side Effects Fact Sheets
  Chemotherapy fact sheets with clear medical advice from doctors and nurses, and practical tips from patients to help you manage side effects.
• Radiation Therapy Side Effects Fact Sheets
  Radiation therapy fact sheets that help patients understand their treatment and manage side effects. The fact sheets (also available in audio) have patient testimonials, tips from healthcare providers, and questions to ask providers.
• NCI Publications Locator
  An online system for finding, viewing, and ordering NCI reports, publications, and other materials. Can be searched by topic, audience, and language.
• Ordering National Cancer Institute Publications
  A fact sheet that describes NCI policy on distribution of publications, including quantity, cost, method of payment, shipping and handling, and refunds.

NCI Health Communications Publications

• Making Data Talk: A Workbook
  This workbook provides key information, practical suggestions, and examples on how to effectively communicate health-related scientific data to the public, policy makers, and the media.
• Pink Book – Making Health Communication Programs Work
  This book, a revision of the original 1989 Making Health Communication Programs Work, is a guide to creating successful health communications programs using tested strategies and methods.
• Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice
  This monograph describes influential theories of health-related behaviors, the processes of shaping behaviors, and the effects of community and environmental factors on behavior. It makes health behavior theory accessible and provides tools to solve problems and assess the effectiveness of health promotion programs.
• Clear & Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers
  This guide outlines a process for developing publications for people with limited-literacy skills. It features proven principles and a discussion of the real-life issues faced in developing low-literacy materials. NIH Publication 95-3594

Cancer Literature in PubMed

• Cancer Literature in PubMed
  Searching for all citations using the NLM PubMed database.
• Cancer Topic Searches
  Searching for cancer-related citations using the NLM PubMed database.

Other Resources

• Education and Training for Health Professionals
  This is a collection of cancer education and training offerings from NCI and NIH for health professionals. Courses are available in a variety of formats such as online self-study, video, webinars, and animated tutorials.
• Understanding Cancer Series
  This Web site contains graphic-rich tutorials for educational use by life science teachers, medical professionals, and the interested public. Each tutorial is also available in PDF and PowerPoint formats that may be downloaded from the Web.
• Inside Cancer: Multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology
  This Web site uses animations, narration, and interviews to explain how cancer develops and to discuss cancer causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Visuals Online
  An NCI database of cancer-specific scientific and patient care-related images, as well as general biomedical and science-related images and portraits of NCI directors and staff.
• CancerSPACE
  CancerSPACE (Cancer: Simulating Practice and Collaborative Education) is a unique educational tool created to help clinics improve their process for cancer screening. It is designed for use in training the staff of community health centers.
• PDQ®
  An NCI database that contains the latest information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine, plus clinical trials.
• NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms
  A dictionary of more than 100 genetics-related terms written for healthcare professionals. This resource was developed to support the comprehensive, evidence-based, peer-reviewed PDQ cancer genetics information summaries.
• Professional Resources for Cancer Patient Education
  Information about the Cancer Patient Education Network, the cancer education grants program, and a listserv for cancer patient educators.
• EPEC™-O | Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Oncology
  EPEC™-O (Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Oncology) and EPEC™-O with American Indian and Alaska Native Cultural Considerations are free comprehensive multimedia curricula in CD-ROM format for health professionals caring for persons with cancer.
• Evaluating Health Information on the Internet
  This fact sheet contains information to help people decide whether the health information they find on the Internet or receive via e-mail from a Web site is likely to be reliable.
• Prevention Communication Research Database
  This database offers a searchable collection of audience research conducted or sponsored by HHS agencies and concerning prevention issues such as physical activity, healthy eating, tobacco use, and substance abuse.
• ASCO® Abstracts
  Search ASCO’s comprehensive database of abstracts to find the results of the latest clinical cancer research.
• Links to Other Web Sites
  Links to other federal government Web sites and to NCI partners.

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