Welcome to the Health Literacy Lab
A place where health & safety communicators hone their skills
Take a tour through our library of lessons. Let us know what topics you’re interested in. Or contact us for personalized programs.
Communicating Risk
Communicating Risk
Making maps that tell a clear story
Making maps that can tell a clear story
Latest Lessons
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Public Linguist, the Blog
New York Animal Mysteriously Dropped from Wildlife List
What’s not to LOVE about the WildlifeNYC campaign sponsored by Department of Parks and Recreation – to increase public awareness about the wildlife all around us in the city. Feel-good photos, hyper-anthropomorphized description of New Yorkers with fur and feathers.
But what isn’t part of the campaigns is so obvious.
Head over to Public Linguist to learn this public secret…
Who we are and what we’re good at
The Library
The Library contains an ever-growing list of lessons that will help you hone your skills in effective communication. The Library is organized in two ways – according to health topic, and according to language and design elements.
Customized Lessons
Improve your staff’s skills in effective communication. Reduce the need for outsourcing. We can customize lessons, curricula and presentations for you. Contact us to discuss your needs.
Drawings by Jennifer Hoyden, Fashion Donkey
