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An Implementation Checklist for the National CLAS Standards  A CLAS action worksheet to plan CLAS activities at your office or organization or other type of health care services.

Definitions of Cultural Competence compiled by the NCCC. A number of definitions and descriptions of cultural competence were reviewed to compile the selected list. The  definitions of are highlighted because they represent or are based on original and exemplary work and because of their potential impact to the field of health and human services.

HPNA created this Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Style Guide, modeled after the University of Iowa Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Style Guide. This style guide is a fluid document intended to provide guidance to enhance understanding of preferred language to promote inclusion and belonging. The DEIB Style Guide offers guidance on:

Women, men, and individuals with a nonbinary gender identity or who don’t identify as a specific gender

People of various religions, races and ethnicities, including Black, African American, Hispanic and Latinx/o/a, Asian and Asian American, Pacific Islander, American Indian, Native American, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, Native, and Indigenous

Immigration and immigration status

People with disabilities

Individuals who are LGBTQIA2S+ and transgender

People who are low-income and unhoused

Age

People with substance use disorders

Health insurance status