The Health Literacy Style Manual - Covering Kids & Families

H e re are some tips for writing and formatting notices:
• For most notices, use a standard letter format, which has
the advantage of being familiar to the re a d e r.
• Put the key message in the first or second sentence,
right up fro n t .
• Use short headings to break the notice into readable sections.
• Use text boxes to highlight important messages that
might otherwise seem lost on a crowded page.
• Repeat the key message—particularly if the notice is long.
H e r e ’s an example of a clearly written notice.
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