Notice of Nondiscrimination

The Governor's Interagency Council on Health Disparities complies with applicable federal and state civil rights laws on nondiscrimination. We do not discriminate or exclude people on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, disability, sex, gender expression and identity, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

Accessibility

The Governor's Interagency Council on Health Disparities

Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to help us effectively communicate with you, such as:

Qualified sign language interpreters
Written information in various formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)

Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:

Qualified interpreters
Written information in your language

Should you need these services, call (360)-236-4110 or email healthequity@sboh.wa.gov.

File a Complaint

The following office has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination. You can file a grievance if you believe that the Council has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, disability, sex, gender expression and identity, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability:

Washington State Department of Health

Office of Civil Rights, Equity and Social Justice

Attn: Title VI Coordinator

PO Box 47890 Olympia, WA 98504-47890

Civil.Rights@doh.wa.gov

You can file a complaint on matters alleging discrimination in person or by mail, fax, or email.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf (in English), or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD) (Language assistance is provided)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html (in English).

Related Links:

Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (in English; in Spanish)