After years of discussion and planning, the enhanced National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards were released with great excitement on April 24th. CCHCP staff attended the launch event via webcast, and we have already incorporated the updates into all of our training.

A Blueprint for Advancing and Sustaining CLAS Policy and Practice is a new guidance document for the National CLAS Standards available exclusively on the Think Cultural Health website here! The Blueprint describes each Standard’s purpose and components. In addition, it provides basic strategies for implementation and a list of resources that provide additional information and guidance.