Culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) refers to services that are respectful of and responsive to individual cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy levels, and communication needs.
Also see National CLAS Standards
Additional Resources:
• https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdfs/EnhancedNationalCLASStandards.pdf
• https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas