Online Education
New Mexico Department of Health Cultural Competence Information and Education Center
New Mexico Department of Health Health Equity Learning Center
The New Mexico Department of Health Office of Health Equity has hosted this website for many years to provide opportunities to learn more about cultural implications to health and will continue provide trainings and resources to that end. Health equity, as a topic, is much broader than just cross-cultural communication and there are many other facets of health equity in New Mexico that are important and benefit from have training opportunities.
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nmdohcc.org
Sample Courses
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care Training
The Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards are guidelines that provide a framework for providers and organizations to understand and address cultural and linguistic barriers to health care delivery.
Public Health Challenges in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Border Health (OBH) works towards the improvement of the health status and health services in the New Mexico/Mexico Border Region and other border-impact areas of the State.
LGTBQ Health and Advocacy
The New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Health Equity is pleased to offer a two part training featuring Robert Sturm, MA, Executive Director of the New Mexico Community AIDS Partnership (NMCAP). NMCAP works to assure that the diverse populations of New Mexico receive high quality, culturally appropriate HIV prevention, education and care.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care Training
The New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Health Equity is pleased to offer the online courses, CLAS I: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards and CLAS II: Critical Concepts in Cultural Competence. Links to the courses are both below and on the right.
The CLAS I course has been divided into two parts; the first part provides a brief historical and legislative overview of the CLAS standards. The second part gives participants an up close look at each standard and provides practical implementation strategies.
The training will prepare health professionals and health care agencies to:
- Address the cultural and linguistic barriers to health care delivery
- Increase access to health care for racial, ethnic and other minority populations
- Understand health risk factors and successful prevention/intervention strategies
- Provide implementation strategies to comply with the CLAS Standards
Public Health Challenges in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Need description for this course.
LGTBQ: Health and Advocacy Online Training
The New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Health Equity is pleased to offer a two part training featuring Robert Sturm, MA, Executive Director of the New Mexico Community AIDS Partnership. The New Mexico Community AIDS Partnership (NMCAP) was founded in 1993. NMCAP works to assure that the diverse populations of New Mexico receive high quality, culturally appropriate HIV prevention, education and care. Their focus is on innovative and collaborative programs, targeting otherwise underserved and vulnerable populations.
This training is designed to be inclusive of staff in medical, public health and mental/behavioral health settings. Participants who view both Part I and Part II videos can earn 2 cultural continuing education credits (CEUs) approved by NM-NASW or 2 CEUs from the Office of Community Health Workers.
