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NDDIC Wins NIH Plain Language Awards and World Wide Web Health Information Award
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Information Clearinghouses received 12 NIH Plain Language awards in 2003 and 2004, including Outstanding awards for the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse's (NDDIC's) What I need to know about Hirschsprung's Disease in 2003 and What I need to know about Liver Transplantation in 2004. These awards were established to promote the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Plain Language Initiative, established in response to a 1998 White House memorandum calling for all Federal Government writing to be in plain language.
The liver transplantation booklet was field-tested by 16 members of liver transplantation support groups in Northern Virginia and Baltimore, MD. The field-testers consisted of social workers, patients who have either received or are awaiting a transplant, and family members of patients.
NIDDK staff attended the awards ceremony on April 20, 2004, at the NIH's Lipsett Auditorium. Joe Palca of NPR, the keynote speaker, discussed how articles written without unnecessary words are clear and easy to understand.
The Hirschsprung's disease booklet was field-tested online with members of the Guardian Society, a support group for parents whose children have Hirschsprung's disease, and in person with nurse practitioners at the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners held in 2000 in Washington, DC.
In addition, the clearinghouses received nine Honorable Mention awards, including three for NDDIC:
NDDIC staff attended the awards ceremony on April 23, 2003, at the NIH's Lipsett Auditorium. Cokie Roberts, the keynote speaker, described how materials that were written in plain language helped her tremendously in her battle with cancer. Ms. Roberts has been a patient at NIH and praises it for its efforts in supporting this initiative.
In addition, the recently revamped NDDIC website won a Bronze award at the World Wide Web Health Information Awards. The NIDDK online catalog also won a Bronze award.
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NIH Publication No. 04–4552
May 2004
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