Notice Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements
Discrimination is Against the Law
Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including sex characteristics, including intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity, and sex stereotypes) consistent with the scope of discrimination described at 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2). Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center:
- Provides people with disabilities with reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aids and services to communicate effectively with us, such as:
- Qualified sign language interpreters
- Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).
- Provides free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:
- Qualified interpreters
- Information written in other languages.
If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact Autumn Grim, Director/Civil Rights Coordinator.
If you believe that Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Autumn Grim, Director/Civil Rights Coordinator, 1121 Linden St., Cape Girardeau, MO 63702, (573)335-7846, Fax: (573)335-5909, Email: autumn.grim@capecountyhealth.com.
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Autumn Grim, Director/Civil Rights Coordinator, is available to help you.
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, 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)
Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.
This notice is available at Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center website: http://www.capecountyhealth.com.
Notice of Availability of Language Assistance Services and Auxiliary Aids and Services (§ 92.11)
ATTENTION: If you speak a primary language other than English, free language assistance services are available to you. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services to provide information in accessible formats are also available free of charge. Please let the front desk clerk know you need interpretative services.
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Aviso de disponibilidad de servicios de asistencia lingüística y ayudas y servicios auxiliares (§ 92.11)
ATENCIÓN: Si habla un idioma principal que no sea el inglés, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. También se encuentran disponibles de forma gratuita ayudas y servicios auxiliares adecuados para proporcionar información en formatos accesibles. Informe al recepcionista que necesita servicios de interpretación.
