New York State Department of Health Nondiscrimination Public Notice

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) is a direct recipient of Federal financial assistance. All federal funding recipients are required to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as related federal nondiscrimination statutes and regulations. NYSDOH gives public notice of its nondiscrimination policy to ensure compliance with statutes and regulations in all federally funded NYSDOH services, programs, and activities.

NYSDOH complies with Federal civil rights laws and is committed to providing its programs and services without discrimination. Accordingly, NYSDOH does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and NYSDOH does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose action prohibited, by federal nondiscrimination statutes and regulations, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.

Any person who believes they have individually, or as a member of any specific class of persons, been excluded from participation in, been denied the benefits of or otherwise been subjected to discrimination under any NYSDOH service, program or activity and believes the discrimination is based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or limited ability to speak English, has the right to file a written complaint.

If you have any questions about this notice or any of NYSDOH’s nondiscrimination programs, policies or procedures, or if you believe you have suffered discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or limited ability to speak English, you may contact:

• E-mail: NYSCivilRights@health.ny.gov
• U.S. mail:
  Title VI Nondiscrimination Coordinator
  Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  New York State Department of Health
  Corning Tower
  Empire State Plaza
  Albany, NY 12237

If you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NYSDOH program or activity, you may contact the Nondiscrimination Coordinator identified above and have the right to file a written complaint.

If you require language access services for website content, DOH Free Language Assistance Services are available if you are using a desktop or laptop and would like to translate website content into a different language.

If you require additional language access services, including American Sign Language, or other accommodations to help you communicate with us, such as written information in other formats (e.g., large print, audio, accessible electronic formats), contact the NYSDOH Language Access Coordinator at:

• E-mail: DOHLanguageAccess@health.ny.gov
• U.S. mail:
  Language Access Coordinator
  Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Prevention
  New York State Department of Health
  Corning Tower
  Empire State Plaza
  Albany, NY 12237

NYSDOH provides language assistance services and appropriate auxiliary aids and services free of charge and provides reasonable modifications for individuals with disabilities