The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity:
- advocates for climate change and health policy, programming, and analysis in pursuit of environmental justice and equitable health outcomes
- facilitates the use of regulatory and statutory powers of the Department of Health and Human Services to reduce the impact of the climate crisis on disadvantaged communities and people
- convenes and collaborates with community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, business, industry, and state, tribal, local, and territorial governments
Meet the Team
Senior Advisor for Health Equity and Climate: Arsenio Mataka
Office of Climate Change and Health Equity Interim Director: John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 716G
Washington, DC 20201
