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New Mexico Cultural Competence Information and Education Center
The New Mexico Department of Health, Division of Policy and Performance, Office of Health Equity is pleased to launch their first online Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards course. The Education Center is funded by a grant from the National Office of Minority Health.
The CLAS Standards course prepares health care professionals and health care agencies to:
- Address the cultural and linguistic barriers to health care delivery
- Increase access to health care for limited English-proficient patients/clients
- Understand health risk factors and successful prevention/intervention strategies
- Provide implementation strategies to comply with the CLAS Standards
Through the Education Center, the Office of Health Equity will provide resources that equip health care providers to provide the best care possible to their diverse population of patients and clients.
For information on other health disparity activities or bilingual medical/behavioral health terminology training in Spanish and Navajo, email Lou Ann Sanchez, Office of Health Equity, at LouAnn.Sanchez@state.nm.us or call (505) 827-2895. For technical support with the course, please contact Dr. Rose Hessmiller (505 842-6495) or rhessmiller@fergusonlynch.com
Click here and go to 'CLAS I: Standards'
Click here to go to CLAS II: Critical Concepts in Cultural Competence
