National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care
Organization:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
Publisher:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date Published:
March, 2001 This report recommends national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) in health care. It is divided in to four sections: Part I provides background on the importance of cultural competence in health care; Part II contains the 14 CLAS standards; Part III summarizes the process for developing and revising the CLAS standards; and Part IV includes a glossary of terms found within the standards.
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