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CLAS Policy

The national standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) were developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health.  The standards serve as a guide for all agencies striving to improve healthcare quality and health equity.

There are a total of fifteen standards, spanning four topic areas: 1) principal standard, 2) governance, leadership, and workforce, 3) communication and language assistance, and 4) engagement, continuous improvement and accountability.

Staff at Community Blessings Foundation directly impact the health and well-being of clients through the treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders by providing outpatient clinical and holistic counseling services.

Preventable Health Disparities
Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by populations that have been disadvantaged by their social or economic status, geographic location, and environment. Many populations experience health disparities, including people from some racial and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, women, people who are LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or other), people with limited English proficiency, and other groups.
Community Blessings Foundation promotes health equity by adopting policies, programs, and practices that:
  • Support equitable access to quality and affordable health and other social services.
  • Recognize, respect, and support the diversity of the community they serve.
  • Partner with trusted community partners to share clear and accurate information tailored to a community’s languages, literacy levels, and cultures.
  • Include community engagement efforts that can help strengthen partnerships between community members and public health entities, build trust, and promote social connection.
  • Engage trusted leaders known by the community and who share the same race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and cultural or religious beliefs as the community to share information, collect input, or conduct outreach.
  • Use clear, easy-to-read, accurate, transparent, and consistent information from a reputable source that is locally and culturally relevant in terms of language, messaging, tone, images, and format. Information should be suitable for diverse audiences, including people with disabilities, limited English proficiency, low literacy, or people who face other challenges accessing health information.
Additionally:

Community Blessings Foundation will:

  • Provide education to employees at all levels of the organization to identify and interrupt all forms of discrimination.
  • Provide training on implicit bias.
  • Establish and maintain equitable policies that are fair and flexible to meet the needs of all employees.
  • Deliver all health-related services in a culturally appropriate way and according to the needs of patients. This may include providing the necessary patient support (e.g., translators, patient navigators).
  • Ensure providers show awareness of and respect for different cultures when providing care.
  • Collect and report race and ethnicity data on patients and educate staff and patients on why this information is an important part of making sure populations are receiving equitable access to services.
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Empowering individuals to build sustainable foundations for wellness through personalized recovery plans that combine evidence-based practices with holistic therapies.

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Understanding that true recovery is a journey, not a quick fix, requiring time, attention, and continuous support necessary for meaningful and lasting change.

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58 East Main Road
Middletown, RI 02842 

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