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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.
Equal Opportunity
Office of General Counsel - Equal Opportunity Section
- 850-245-4002
- eo@flhealth.gov
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Fax
850-487-2168 -
Mailing Address
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1703
The Equal Opportunity Section of the Office of the General Counsel is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and assuring statewide compliance with federal and state civil rights laws and policies relating to provision of equal opportunities in employment and accessible services.
Policy Statement
The Department of Health assures to each applicant or employee an equal employment opportunity without regard to a person's age, race, color, sex, religious creed, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, marital status or disability except as provided by law or when such requirement constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to perform the tasks associated with the position.
Such equal employment opportunity will be attained using both objective and subjective merit principles and shall apply to agency practices relating to recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, demotion, compensation, retention, discipline, separation, or other employment practices.
The Florida Department of Health assures equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in service delivery. No person shall on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to unlawful discrimination under any program or activity receiving or benefiting from federal financial assistance and administered by the department.
No person shall be retaliated against, harassed, intimidated, threatened, coerced or discriminated against for making a charge, testifying, assisting or participating in any manner in an investigation, proceeding or hearing, or for opposing alleged unlawful discriminatory practices prohibited by this policy or related to state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
Contact Information
Dee Dee McGee
Equal Opportunity Manager
ADA - Section 504 Coordinator
850-245-4002
EO@FLhealth.gov
Additional information about policies:
Additional Resources
Forms and Checklists- Client Grievance Procedure Brochure
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Poster
- DOH Equal Opportunity Poster
- EEOC is the Law Poster
- EEOC is the Law Poster Supplement
- FCHR Discrimination Poster
Websites
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
- Florida Commission on Human Relations
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Florida Commission on Human Relations
- U.S. Justice Department/Civil Rights Department
- U.S. Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
- Florida Department of Health, Office of Minority Health
- Florida Department of Health, Office of the Inspector General
- Language Barrier
- Speakers of Other Languages
Services Provider Information that Mirrors EO Intranet
Policies- Methods of "Administration, Equal Opportunity in Service Delivery
- Auxiliary Aids LEP Plan
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
- Language Identification Card
- Compliance Review Checklist for Self Review
- ADA Checklist For Existing Facilities
- Compliance Report Form
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DOH Mission: To protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.
Vision: To be the healthiest state in the nation.
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