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CDC spotlights health‑literacy training and misinformation resources on IMLS portal
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Summary
CDC presenters highlighted health‑literacy definitions, plain‑language tools and a free 3‑hour Communicating Science Clearly course on informationliteracy.gov, and pointed attendees to a Johns Hopkins playbook funded by CDC to address health misinformation.
Sarah Pedrosian of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told attendees that CDC approaches health literacy both as an individual skill and as an organizational responsibility, stressing the need to make messages clear during emergencies and when audiences are stressed.
"When people are panicked, when they're rushed, when they're trying quickly to find the information that they can actually use to make themselves healthy... if we make our information extremely clear, if we use active voice, and if we put our main message first," Pedrosian said, summarizing CDC’s guidance for communicators.
Pedrosian highlighted a free, self‑guided three‑hour course, Communicating Science Clearly, available through CDC’s training platform, and encouraged library and museum staff to take it. She also pointed to plain‑language checklists and materials for audiences with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and said CDC has a language access plan that includes ASL and other accessibility measures.
On misinformation, Pedrosian recommended a Johns Hopkins playbook funded by CDC to help practitioners identify and counter health misinformation and reduce trust erosion. She also noted visual‑communication tools, NIH data‑visualization guidance, and other resources that webinar participants can find using the site’s search function.
Pedrosian asked attendees to treat these materials as part of a continuing collaboration: "We really consider all of you to be part of our team," she said, inviting feedback on how to improve the training and resources.
