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A Blueprint for Advancing and Sustaining CLAS Policy and Practice
Implementation guide to implement the National CLAS Standards.
Cultural & Linguistic Competence (CLC) Resource Library for Eliminating Behavioral Health Disparities
Information and assessment tools to address behavioral health disparities and improve organizational cultural competence.
A System of Care Team Guide to Implementing Cultural and Linguistic Competence
Guide to assisting communities in developing and strengthening CLC initiatives in their local systems of care.
CLC Assessment Tool: Based on the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (CLAS Standards)
Tool to assess the cultural and linguistic competence of organizations and service providers in the behavioral health field.
Indiana Prevention Resource Center’s CLAS Standards Checklist/Assessment Tool
Example of an organization-created tool to self-assess adherence to the National CLAS Standards.
Culture Care Connection CLAS Assessment
Information on an organizational CLAS assessment available for a fee from Stratis Health.
CLAS Based Assessment
Information on an organizational CLAS assessment available for a fee from CM Elearning
CLAS Act Virginia Assessment Tools
List of CLAS organizational assessments compiled by the Virginia Department of Health
CLAS A-Z: A Practical Guide for Implementing the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health Care
How-to guide on implementing all 15 National CLAS Standards.
CDC Community Needs Assessment Guide
Guidance on conducting a community needs assessment.
Rotary International Community Assessment Tools
Instructions on community asset and needs assessment approaches
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Minority Health website
Information on Office of Minority Health activities, resources, policies, data, and cultural competency information.
Planning for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Systems of Care
Checklist to assess CLC of organizations and systems of care.
National Center for Cultural Competence website
Information on NCCC resources, publications, initiatives, promising practices, and assessment tools.
Think Cultural Health website
Information and tools on National CLAS Standards.
The Health Literacy Environment of Hospitals and Health Centers
Guidance and tools to address various health literacy levels in client navigation, print communication, policies and procedures, oral exchange, and technology.
Language Assistance Toolkit
Toolkit that addresses culture and language in behavioral health care
Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations
CLC guidelines from the American Psychological Association
National Equity Atlas website
Information on the National Equity Atlas, data summaries, equity indicators, reports, and tools to identify local demographics.
Advancing Health Equity in Texas Through Culturally Responsive Care
Online training on the CLAS Standards, available for CEUs in a variety of healthcare professions.