One DHS People, Access and Culture · External reference · Reference and evidence
National CLAS Standards (culturally and linguistically appropriate services)
The national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health and human services, published by the U.S. Office of Minority Health. Use them as a reference and verify the current text at the source.

Outside source: A public source outside this program. Check the current source before relying on it. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health — https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas/standards

CONTENT
Fifteen standards under governance, leadership, and workforce; communication and language assistance; and engagement, continuous improvement, and accountability.
This program links to the standards. It does not paraphrase them as policy. Check the source for current wording.

NEXT STEPS
• Language access checklist — program page /library/ja-language-access-checklist

SOURCES
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health — The original source for this resource. https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas/standards

One DHS People, Access and Culture