Cultural Training

The Department of Health and Human Services offers a wealth of cultural training and sensitivity educational materials at its website, Home - Think Cultural Health (hhs.gov) . From this landing page, click on “Resources” and then “Resource Library.” You will be presented with the following list of maerials. Use these resources to train yourself and your staff to become the most empathetic, sensitive and hence sought after providers in your market!

Think Cultural Health is an OMH initiative that provides health and health care professionals with information, continuing education opportunities, and resources to learn about and implement CLAS and the National CLAS Standards Physicians - Think Cultural Health (hhs.gov).

Think Cultural Health Resources

The resources below are provided in conjunction with the Office of Minority Health's Think Cultural Health website to provide health care professionals with information, continuing education opportunities, and resources to learn about and implement CLAS and the National CLAS Standards.

• ADDRESSING Framework
• Arthur Kleinman's Eight Questions
• CLAS, Cultural Competency, And Cultural Humility
• Combating Implicit Bias And Stereotypes
• Communication Styles
• Effective Cross-Cultural Communications Skills
• How To Better Understand Different Social Identities
• Providing CLAS
• RESPECT Model
• Working Effectively With An Interpreter
• Notice of Free Language Assistance