Nondiscrimination Statement

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) believes that healthcare is a right and not a privilege and is committed to ensuring human rights and respecting human dignity.  To this end, CHC complies with all applicable federal, state and local civil rights laws and does not discriminate against any person, deny any person services or benefits and does not deny any person participation in any CHC program or activity on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, ancestry, veteran’s status, status with regard to public assistance, a person’s ability to pay, physical or mental disability, age or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law. CHC does not exclude people or treat them differently because of any of the bases listed above.

Additionally, CHC:

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities 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 services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
    • Qualified interpreters
    • Information written in other languages

If you need any of these services, please contact the Compliance Officer at 860-347-6971, extension 3535.

If you believe that CHC has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on any of the bases described above, you can file a grievance with: our Compliance Officer at 860-347-6971 ext. 3535. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, our Compliance Officer 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.

CHC prohibits retaliation against any person because he or she opposed or complained about discrimination in good faith, assisted in good faith in the investigation of a discrimination complaint, or participated in a discrimination charge or other proceeding under federal, state or local antidiscrimination law.

Language Assistance Services

ATTENTION: Language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-860-347-6971.

Español (Spanish):

ATENCIÓN:  si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-860-347-6971.

Português (Portuguese):

ATENÇÃO: Se fala português, encontram-se disponíveis serviços linguísticos, grátis. Ligue para 1-860-347-6971.

Polski (Polish):

UWAGA: Jeżeli mówisz po polsku, możesz skorzystać z bezpłatnej pomocy językowej. Zadzwoń pod numer 1-860-347-6971.

繁體中文  (Chinese):

注意:如果您使用繁體中文,您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 1-860-347-6971

Italiano (Italian):

ATTENZIONE: In caso la lingua parlata sia l’italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza linguistica gratuiti. Chiamare il numero 1-860-347-6971.

Français (French):

ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-860-347-6971.

Kreyòl Ayisyen  (French Creole):

ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1-860-347-6971.

Русский  (Russian):

ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-860-347-6971.

Tiếng Việt  (Vietnamese):

CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1-860-347-6971.

العربية (Arabic):

ملحوظة:  إذا كنت تتحدث اذكر اللغة، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان.  اتصل برقم 1-1-860-347-6971.

한국어  (Korean):

주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1-1-860-347-6971번으로 전화해 주십시오.

Shqip  (Albanian):

KUJDES: Nëse flitni shqip, për ju ka në dispozicion shërbime të asistencës gjuhësore, pa pagesë.  Telefononi në 1-860-347-6971.

हिंदी (Hindi):

ध्यान दें: यदि आप हिंदी बोलते हैं तो आपके लिए मुफ्त में भाषा सहायता सेवाएं उपलब्ध हैं। 1-860-347-6971 पर कॉल करें।

Tagalog (Tagalog – Filipino):

PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-860-347-6971

Ελληνικά (Greek):

ΠΡΟΣΟΧΗ: Αν μιλάτε ελληνικά, στη διάθεσή σας βρίσκονται υπηρεσίες γλωσσικής υποστήριξης, οι οποίες παρέχονται δωρεάν. Καλέστε 1-860-347-6971