HHS launches new office focused on climate risks to underrepresented people

The new HHS office will form and implement a department-wide strategy on environmental justice and health, and lead initiatives that integrate environmental justice into the agency's mission to improve health outcomes for high-risk communities.

People of color, especially Black Americans, are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards — and

'Disadvantaged communities' means poor white people too. Everyone will suffer from climate change but these communities (globally) without resources to protect themselves will suffer first and more than everyone else...

Oh running for office or something? The whole planet bears climate change Monsieur!

Yup! Go ahead! Waste more money

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