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This web page explores behavioral health equity and its importance in reducing health disparities and promoting the provision of high-quality healthcare services for all. It features several populations of focus, including American Indians/Alaska Natives, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and more, to emphasize the need for equitable and accessible health care.
View ResourceThis tip sheet describes how people with serious mental illness may experience and respond to disasters. It identifies ways in which people with serious mental illness are more vulnerable than others in disasters and problems they may face. It also offers tips for disaster planners and responders for helping people with serious mental illness and their families with disaster planning and in the aftermath of a disaster.
View ResourceThis web page explains National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), which promote the advancement of health equity and service quality while combating health disparities. It links to an e-learning program that can be taken to build CLAS skills and support health equity in healthcare services.
View ResourceThis center aims to support the implementation and development of culturally and linguistically competent healthcare systems for diverse populations. It provides tools for systems of care to pursue a self-assessment and determine possibilities for improvement, as well as resources for becoming an equitable public health service provider.
View ResourceThis web page offers free e-learning programs that healthcare providers can pursue to learn more about culturally and linguistically appropriate services. Designed for alcohol and drug counselors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and more, the course helps users practice culturally competent and sensitive services to reduce health disparities.
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