Question

Then, review the CDC Matte Articles used in the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign. Using the attached SMOG readability index, choose a matte article to apply the SMOG tool to. Report the outcome of the SMOG assessment to the matte article. What grade level did the assessment reveal? Health material should be written at a 6th to 8th grade level, does the article comply with this? Did the article seem to address diversity in connection to the group it was created for?

Reply and discuss with your colleagues in the peer response posts. Do you find their research and outcomes interesting? How may the written material they reviewed be improved?

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/press/articles/index.html

Answer 1

TIps campaign matte article for general public

CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers Campaign Airing a New Round of Hard-Hitting Commercials

Smog readibility index for the above matte material is 8 th grade (13-14 yrs old) can read and understand the article.

The article comply that the above health material can be read by 8 th grade and above

The article seem to address by showing how the real families of smokers and the smoker himself get affected by the smoking related diseases to the group

The material may include the psychological disturbances caused by smoking , relaxation and divertional techniques for quitting smoking .