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Health information rewritten in genuinely plain language
Health information rewritten in genuinely plain language: rather than another glossary, 16 paired pages take common instructions—fast before a blood test…
This launch guide maps the topic, the source base and the practical questions. Check the linked official authority before acting on a rule, deadline, price or safety requirement.
What this guide covers
Rather than another glossary, 16 paired pages take common instructions—fast before a blood test, prepare for colonoscopy, use an inhaler, care for a wound, measure blood pressure, take antibiotics, recognise stroke, call 112, attend screening—and show the original bureaucratic phrasing beside a tested easy-language version in Estonian, Finnish and Russian. Comprehension checks are published, and clinical content remains linked to its authority.
How to use it
Use Health information rewritten in genuinely plain language as a structured learning path: begin with the vocabulary, follow the evidence map, and keep the uncertainty labels attached to claims as you compare sources.
The page keeps the main question, its evidence base and its limits together in one canonical place. That makes it useful as a quick orientation and avoids splitting a broad subject into shallow pages before each narrower answer has enough verified material of its own.
Search vocabulary in four languages
Terminology changes across borders. These are example phrases people use for the same subject in Estonian, Finnish, Russian and English; they are included as a practical vocabulary aid, not as hidden keywords.
| Language | Example phrase |
|---|---|
| Estonian | lihtsas keeles terviseinfo |
| Finnish | selkokielinen terveysohje |
| Russian | медицинская информация простым языком |
| English | plain language hospital instructions |
Evidence and provenance
The evidence map below records the primary, official or openly licensed material chosen for this guide. It is deliberately visible so a reader can tell the difference between a rule published by an authority, a measured dataset and an editorial explanation.
Source: European Easy-to-Read guidelines (official/open), Finnish Selkokeskus and Estonian clear-language guidance; source instructions from health agencies. · checked 2026-09-09
Source names are preserved even where an authority changes its web address. No figure is added to this launch page unless it is already present in the cited source description or can be computed from a named dataset.
Scope and boundaries
/medterms defines words; this tests whether a complete instruction can be understood and followed, without changing its clinical meaning.
Connected TempoLife guides
The following paths are the intentional hand-offs named in the brief. They keep adjacent subjects separate while making the next useful reference easy to find.
Medterms
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Procedures
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Caretalk
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Why it belongs on TempoLife
/medterms, /procedures and /caretalk.
Frequently asked questions
What does this guide cover?
Rather than another glossary, 16 paired pages take common instructions—fast before a blood test, prepare for colonoscopy, use an inhaler, care for a wound, measure blood pressure, take antibiotics, recognise stroke, call 112, attend screening—and show the original bureaucratic phrasing beside a tested easy-language version in Estonian, Finnish and Russian. Comprehension checks are published, and clinical content remains linked to its authority.
What evidence does it use?
European Easy-to-Read guidelines (official/open), Finnish Selkokeskus and Estonian clear-language guidance; source instructions from health agencies.
Where does this guide stop?
/medterms defines words; this tests whether a complete instruction can be understood and followed, without changing its clinical meaning.
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