Eat plenty starchy foods
This document has been rated 3.5* because;
+ The photos that have been used are good quality, and make clear the intended message of the leaflet.
+ The language that is used is simple and easy to read, but could be explained further.
- More text is needed to accompany the photos, to reinforce the message of the leaflet.
- Some of the photos could be changed to reflect what a portion of each item looks like.
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Eating Plenty of Fruit and Vegetables
This document has been rated 3.5* because;
+ The photos that have been used are good quality, and make clear the intended message of the leaflet.
+ The language that is used is simple and easy to read.
- The photos could be more spaced out to make the layout simpler.
- Some of the photos could be changed to reflect what a portion of each item looks like.
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Exercise
This document has been rated 3.5* because;
+ The layout is simple and easy to follow.
+ It is clear which symbols relate to each section of text.
+ The information has been broken up into smaller sections.
+ The language has been written in short, easy read sentences.
- Some of the symbols could be changed as they do not reflect the meaning of the text.
- The leaflet does clearly convey the intended message; this could be improved with better quality symbols.
Food Labels
This document has been rated 5* because;
+ The information has been broken up into small sections of text, with the key pieces of information clearly conveyed.
+ The images that have been used are good quality and reflective of the meaning of the text. The information was also rated by local service-users and they found the images easy to understand as they featured recognisable items e.g. food labels that they'd seen in shops.
+ The language is simple and easy to understand. The only word that the group suggested could be simpler was 'amber'. It was agreed that this could be changed to 'orange'. Local service-users found the language easy to understand and did not find the text too complex.
+ The layout is simple and easy to follow. It is clear which image relates to each section of text.
+ The information clearly coveys its intended meaning; local service-users confirmed that it was easy to understand what the leaflet was about.
Healthy Lifestyle
This document has been rated 3.5* because;
+ The information has been broken down into small sections, and the layout is simple to follow.
+ The symbols used are of a good size and quality.
- Some of the language needs to be simplified. Our local service-users struggled to understand some of the language used on this leaflet e.g. regular, active.
Looking After Your Back
This document has been rated 5* because;
+ Clear layout of images and text.
+ Images of good size and quality.
+ No use of jargon - text easy to understand and supports images.
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My Health
This document has been rated 4* because;
+ Good quality images have been used.
+ The information has been broken down into small sections.
+ The language has been simplified.
+ Overall, the images are reflective of the meaning of the text.
- The images need to be arranged to make it clear which part of the text they belong to.
- The layout could be less cluttered by spacing out the images.
Vitamin D
This document has been rated 5* because;
+ Good layout with clear images and text
Weight
This document has been rated 3.5* because;
+ The images that have been used are clear and good quality.
+ The layout is simple and easy to follow.
+ The information has been broken into chunks to make it easier to read.
- The images could be spaced further apart from the text in some sections.
- The language could be simplified further as some difficult terms e.g. "regular" and "control your weight", remain in the text.
- Some of the images could be more reflective of the meaning of the text e.g. the image for "doctor" and "healthy food".
What is Oily Fish?
This document has been rated 4.5* because;
+ The images that have been used are clear and good quality.
+ The images are reflective of the meaning of the text.
+ The language has been simplified and conveys the intended meaning.
+ The information has been broken into chunks to make it easier to read.
- The images could be spaced further apart to make it clearer which image relates to each section of text.