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Cultural Responsiveness + Quality Improvements<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

“The systemic neglect of culture is the single biggest barrier to advancing the highest attainable standard of health worldwide.”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Professor David Napier, University College London, The Lancet Journal<\/em>
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Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CLAS Standards<\/a> are a set of 15 action steps intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. CLAS are respectful of and responsive to each person\u2019s culture and communication needs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) Model<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The NIATx model uses powerful evidence-based change management tools, principles, and products to help organizations transform their processes and systems of care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Provide effective equitable, understandable, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, perferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs.<\/p>CLAS PRINCIPAL STANDARD<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NIATx Cultural Action Model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It can be difficult to identify how an organization is doing in meeting the objectives of the CLAS Standards and, subsequently, in making the necessary changes across the organization to ensure services reflect cultural and linguistic needs. The NIATx Cultural Action Model assesses, implements, and sustains CLAS action through a combination of tools that can be used to create quality improvements and cultural responsiveness. Our consultants provide what is required to move from CLAS conversation to CLAS action, implementation, and integration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Technical expertise in data management<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Organization & process standards<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Program oversight & accountability<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NIATx Foundation CLAS Product Suite<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NIATx offers a suite of CLAS products intended to promote sustainable changes to leadership policies (CLAS Standards 2-4); structure, staffing, and resources (CLAS Standards 5-8); and processes and practices (CLAS Standards 9-15). These products leverage the five NIATx Improvement Principles<\/a> and ten actionable steps to change<\/a> following the <\/a>Plan-Do-Study-Adjust (PDSA)<\/a> <\/a>cycle of continuous improvement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NIATx CLAS Assessment Tool (NCAT)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

NCAT is used to develop an environmental and operational baseline for your organization or community system. View sample report.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NIATx CLAS Implementation Process (NCIP)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

NCIP is a two-part process to support the planning and implementation of your NIATx CLAS change projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NIATx CLAS Improvement Sustainability (NCIS)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

NCIS is about sustaining quality improvements and cultural responsiveness to ensure maximum return on investment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NIATx CLAS Change Leader Academy (CLA)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

CLA provides virtual training followed by coaching to help organizations assess needs, focus team plans for action, and implement changes that produce measurable improvements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CLAS Activities in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Governance, Leadership & Workforce<\/h4>\n\n\n\n