Nondiscrimination Notice

Discrimination is Against the Law

Connect Health + Wellness complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Connect Health + Wellness does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Connect Health + Wellness:

• 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 these services, please notify your caregiver, a health center staff member or contact us by calling 276-956-2233 Ext. 1211.

If you believe that Connect Health + Wellness 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:

Title: Connect Health + Wellness, Compliance Officer

Address: 4944 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, VA 24148
Phone: 276-956-2233 Ext. 1211
Fax: 276-403-4353
Email: compliance@healthycommunitymhc.org

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the Connect Health + Wellness 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.