The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better serve Men Who Have Sex with Men.

OBJECTIVES:

• Highlights of the enhanced CLAS Standards that contribute to positive health outcomes for Men who have sex with Men populations
• Increased awareness on Health, Healthcare and Intersectionality for Men who have sex with Men
• The impacts of health equity and demographics/societal issues on Men who have sex with Men
• A profile of innovative services and programming to support wellness for this population

PRESENTERS:

JACQUELINE COLEMAN, MEd, MSM, BA, CPC, certified professional coach with extensive experience as a senior program manager. Jacqueline has expertise in workforce development, organizational development, and contract management.

ANTHONY FOX, LGPC, currently serves as the Division Chief for the Capacity Building, Housing and Community Partnerships Division within the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration for the District of Columbia Department of Health. He is responsible for administration and oversight of all housing, training, partnerships, capacity building and technical assistance activities. Anthony is a licensed LGPC in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia and is a PhD candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Walden University.