title: The national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health care.
abstract: In December 2000, the Office of Minority Health published the National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care (CLAS Standards). These standards provide a framework for building the cultural and linguistic competence of home health care agencies. This article describes each of the 14 standards and suggests strategies for meeting the cultural and linguistic needs of home health care patients.
authors.affiliation: narayan@erols.com
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Narayan
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D011050:Policy Making; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014481:United States