HHS Launches Office Of Environmental Justice, Tackles Health Inequity

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is establishing an Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) to better protect the health of disadvantaged communities and vulnerable populations on the frontlines of pollution and other environmental health issues. The new office will sit within the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity at HHS.

As the HHS-wide hub for environmental justice policy, programming, and analysis, the OEJ is tasked with:

Leading initiatives that integrate environmental justice into the HHS mission to improve health in disadvantaged communities and vulnerable populations across the nation.
Developing and implementing an HHS-wide . . .