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NYC Health Department Services

Services in Your Language


The NYC Health Department works to protect and promote the health of New Yorkers from all backgrounds. We provide services at low- to no-cost and in multiple languages, regardless of financial or immigration status.

You have the right to services in your preferred language. This page provides information on our primary services. For more information about these services in your preferred language, call 311.

If you have any questions or concerns about our interpretation services or translations, email the Health Department’s Language Access Coordinator, Anton Kuzmin, at languageaccess@health.nyc.gov.

Google Translate

To use Google Translate to read our website, click on Translate in the top right-hand corner of any page and select your language.

Google Translate is an automated function that may not always provide an accurate translation.

Translation Services at City Facilities

When visiting the Health Department or another City agency, show an I Speak card (PDF) to a staff member and they will find an interpreter for you. Language services are free at all NYC offices and clinics.

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