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| 21 | 21 | ## [Newsroom](https://hhs.gov/hipaa/newsroom/index.html) |
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| 23 | 23 | Read the latest HIPAA news and bulletins, and an archive of past releases. |
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| 25 | 25 | ## [Civil Rights](https://hhs.gov/civil-rights/index.html) |
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| 27 | HHS ensures that people have equal access and opportunities to participate in certain health care and human services programs without unlawful discrimination. | |
| 27 | HHS enforces federal civil rights laws that protect the rights of individuals and entities from unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in health and human services. | |
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| 29 | 29 | ## [Office for Civil Rights](https://hhs.gov/ocr) |
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| 31 | 31 | The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ensures equal access to certain health and human services and protects the privacy and security of health information. |
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| 33 | 33 | ## [Other Languages](https://hhs.gov/ocr/get-help-in-other-languages/index.html) |
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| 35 | 35 | Find OCR resources in 中文 (Chinese), 한국어 (Korean), Pусский (Russian), Español (Spanish), Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese), and Tagalog. |
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| 37 | ## [Conscience and Religious Freedom](https://hhs.gov/conscience/index.html) | |
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| 39 | HHS enforces federal laws that protect conscience and the free exercise of religion and prohibit coercion and religious discrimination in health and human services. |