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September 03, 2021   
Health Law Weekly

HHS Creates Office of Climate Change and Health Equity

  • September 03, 2021

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said August 30 that it is establishing a first-of-its-kind Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) in order to protect vulnerable communities who disproportionately bear the brunt of pollution and climate-driven disasters at the expense of public health.

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