June 20, 2012
Description: This training will introduce clinical providers, health care administrators and social service providers to the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards, issued in 2001 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health. A specific focus will be on defining racially-based oppression and its impact within a clinical setting. It will also emphasize the importance of implementing CLAS standards from a service, legal and financial perspective. Faculty will present case studies outlining best-practices in applying the CLAS standards. Case studies will highlight Community Partnerships, Health Literacy and Client-Centered Care.
Presenters
Chioma Nnaji, MPH, MEd
Program Director, Multicultural AIDS Coalition
Georgia Simpson May, MS
Director, Office of Health Equity, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Eric Hardt, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Mothusi Chilume, MD
Whittier Street Health Center
Sue Schlotterbeck
Director, Cultural and Language Services, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
Barbara Nealon, LSW,FAPA,SWAC,CDVCII,CJS,CMC,CHSI,CFSW
Director of Social Service & Multicultural Services, Heywood Hospital
Webinar Resources
Additional Resources
Making CLAS Happen: Six Areas for Action, MDPH Office of Health Equity
Department Standards for Collection of Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data, MDPH Office of Health Equity
CLAS Executive Summary, U.S. DHHS Office of Minority Health
The Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black & Minority Health
Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care