HHS has launched the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity to “protect vulnerable communities who disproportionately bear the brunt of pollution and climate-driven disasters ... at the expense of public health.”
However, hospital leaders are concerned that the initiative will enforce regulations at a time when facilities are financially struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity is the first of its kind on a national level to address health equity and climate change, according to the Biden