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NIDDK offers content on diabetes, digestive diseases, kidney disease, weight management, endocrine diseases, liver disease, diet and nutrition, urologic diseases, and blood diseases as well as Healthy Moments YouTube videos associated with many of these diseases and conditions in the Storefront. Many of our syndicated pages are also available in Spanish. Please Contact Us if you have a specific content request or have any feedback.
NIDDK Uses Plain Language
Health information from the NIDDK is
- Informed by research
- Reviewed by NIDDK scientists and other experts
- Provided for free.
Because health-related terms and concepts can be hard to understand for many people, the NIDDK works to create materials in plain language that help people
- find
- understand, and
- use1
this valuable, accessible health information for the public.
The NIDDK uses the following plain language elements in developing content for the public:
- Organization. Renders content for the reader that
- Provides at least one clear take-away message
- Puts the main message first
- Answers questions the reader often has
- Content. Uses an easy-to-read style that
- Uses familiar, nontechnical words
- Keeps sentences and paragraphs short
- Uses sentences that focus on one idea
- Layout and Design. Makes it easy to find and read content because they
- Use headings written as questions, sentences, or phrases
- Include visuals that help the reader understand the content
- Use fonts and white space to improve readability
For more information, see the Federal Plain Language Guidelines.
This content is provided as a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. The NIDDK translates and disseminates research findings through its clearinghouses and education programs to increase knowledge and understanding about health and disease among patients, health professionals, and the public. Content produced by the NIDDK is carefully reviewed by NIDDK scientists and other experts.