The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to creating
and sustaining a unified, accessible, caring, and competent health and human service
entity. This dedication translates into an understanding that all persons are entitled to
work and advance on the basis of qualifications and competence, to be treated with dignity
and respect, and to be free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national
origin, disability, color, sex, age, or marital status. Equal employment opportunity and
affirmative action will be integral parts of our daily operations.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity and equal treatment in all terms and
conditions of employment. We will remain open to examining our policies and procedures to
prevent discrimination.
Our affirmative action process is an extension of our equal employment opportunity
commitment. This process is a means by which we can measure, analyze, evaluate, and
improve our efforts to develop a workforce which is representative of the larger workforce
available in the State of Nebraska. We will use a variety of tools to recruit, select,
promote, and support an employee population that reflects the communities in which they
work.
Each employee, regardless of title, is expected to make a good faith effort to carry
out this understanding and demonstrate appropriate behavior. Disparaging remarks, actions,
or materials making reference to race, religion, national origin, disability, color, sex,
age, or marital status will not be tolerated. New employees will receive a copy of this
statement, as one step in confirming the significance these values have in the workplace.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is committed to a future that is
inclusive of all who can provide the knowledge, skills, abilities, ideas, and efforts
needed to make our vision a reality.
