diff --git a/src/vivarium_public_health/risks/effect.py b/src/vivarium_public_health/risks/effect.py
index 1f9ab35e..f06daeaa 100644
--- a/src/vivarium_public_health/risks/effect.py
+++ b/src/vivarium_public_health/risks/effect.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def _get_risk_exposure_class(self, builder: Builder) -> Risk:
 
 
 class NonLogLinearRiskEffect(RiskEffect):
-    """A component to model the effect of an exposure-parametrized risk factor.
+    """A component to model the exposure-parametrized effect of a risk factor.
 
     More specifically, this models the effect of the risk factor on the target rate of
     some affected entity.