Carneiro, José T. <br/><br/>
National standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health care 

 - Alexandria, VA  American Translator Association  september-october 2016 
 - p. 16-18 
 - Bimonthly 
 - The ATA Chronicle : number 5, volume XLV, Sept/Oct 2016   vol. 45; n. 5 .
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<br/><br/> The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and eliminate health care disparities by establishing a blueprint for health and health care organizations.  In the late 1990s, the U.S. government became seriously concerned with the health conditions of the nation's increasingly diverse communities. Margaret Heckler, former Secretary to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS), headed a task force charged with addressing this challenging issue and finding urgent solutions. After an extensive investigation and study of existing cultural and linguistic competence standards and measures, it became clear that the quality of health care services patients from low-income backgrounds were receiving was very poor, especially among minorities (African Americans and Latinos, in particular).  
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1078-6457 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ASPECTOS CULTURALES<br/>ESTADOS UNIDOS<br/>INMIGRANTES<br/>LENGUAJE Y SOCIEDAD<br/>MEDICINA<br/>MINORIAS<br/>NORMAS<br/>SERVICIOS DE SALUD<br/>SERVICIOS LINGUISTICOS<br/>TRADUCCIÓN DEL/AL FRANCÉS
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>H28