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CLAS Standards in Behavioral Health: Cultural Tailoring CLAS for African Immigrants and Persons of African and Caribbean Descent
April 17, 2019
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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 adolescents.

OBJECTIVES:

  • Highlight enhanced CLAS Standards that contribute to positive health outcomes for Black/African immigrants and Persons of African and Caribbean descent
  • Increase awareness of the health and lifestyle attitudes for Afro Caribbean and immigrants
  • Understand the importance of Intergenerational family education and support for this population
  • Increase emphasis on:
    • health beliefs and practices
    • cultural tailoring service delivery
    • resiliency factors

 

PRESENTERS:

Jacqueline Coleman headshotJACQUELINE COLEMAN

MEd, MSM, BA, CPC

Certified Professional Coach

 

Ronald Murray headshotRONALD MURRAY

MPA, LSW, LCDC-III

Founder and CEO of P.E.A.C.E. of Mind, LLC