Preparing and serving a meal: A metaphor for allied health reports

My research on allied health report-writing has focused on understanding the experiences of the readers and the writers of reports written for and about people with lifelong communication disability. I’m doing this to find ways for reports to be easier to read and understand, and possibly easier to write...

Rethinking Health Literacy: Moving Beyond “Low” and “High”

Health literacy is often described in binary terms: “low” or “high”, “limited” or “adequate.” While these labels may seem intuitive, they can oversimplify a complex and dynamic concept. It also risks placing the burden of health literacy on individuals, rather than prompting healthcare services, systems and professionals to reflect...

Speech Pathology Australia Conference 2025 presentation slides

These are the slides from my SPA 2025 presentation. DO NOT copy or reproduce these materials without permission. Contact me if you would like to arrange a workshop in your context or to be part of my research: harmony.m.turnbull@student.uts.edu.au...

Survey about reading allied health reports

I am doing research about written reports that allied health professional write about people with communication disability who have a lifelong disability. I want to know: This anonymous survey is for people who: The survey which should take approximately 20 minutes. Start the survey by using this link: https://redcap.link/AlliedHealthReports...

An international standard for plain language? Yes please!

Plain language definitions have been around for a long time and many governments and organisations have embraced it. An international standard now provides a consistent definition and agreed approach to implementing and measuring plain language in any context....

Allied health report writing: resource curation

This post is a collation of documents and links to resouces that are designed to support allied health professionals to write more accessible reports that meet the intended purposes....

Health Literacy Workshop: Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2023

Slides from the workshop are available for workshop attendees. Presenters: Harmony Turnbull, Bronwyn Hemsley DO NOT copy or reproduce these materials without permission. Contact me if you would like to arrange a workshop in your context or to be part of my research: harmony.m.turnbull@student.uts.edu.au...