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Committee reviews CLAS standards; calls for diverse leadership and training
Summary
Sharon Jones summarized federal CLAS standards, urging culturally responsive governance, diverse leadership and ongoing workforce training; members noted local outreach examples and several upcoming community events.
Sharon Jones summarized the federal Cultural and Linguistic Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards, emphasizing governance, diverse leadership, a culturally responsive workforce, language assistance and materials in different languages, and ongoing assessments to track health outcomes.
She cited outreach work—"La Familia went out to Nanta Nella to help a marginalized community"—as an operational example and urged that leadership and workforce development reflect community diversity. Committee members asked that trainings be ongoing and that materials be accessible across languages and literacy levels.
The meeting closed with a brief listing of upcoming events mentioned by members: an author speaking at UC Merced on June 9 (time given in the transcript as 6am–8pm), PRIDE in the Park on June 14, Adult Pride on June 19, a drag show on June 20 and Youth Pride at the Senior Center on Sunday.
