The Department of Health and Human Services announced the establishment of the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity on Monday.
“COVID-19 highlighted the inequities faced throughout our nation,” HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine said in a press release. “Unfortunately, some of the same groups disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 will be the same groups struggling the most with the effects of climate change on our health. We will use the lessons learned from COVID-19 to address these disparities, prioritizing and protecting the nation’s health.”
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The creation of the OCCHE was mandated by President Joe Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order, which was titled, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.”
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The tasks that OCCHE will perform include identifying populations with disproportionate exposures to climate change, addressing health disparities exacerbated by climate change, and assisting with regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
