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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 governmentsMeet the Team

Senior Advisor on Climate Change and Health Equity: **Arsenio Mataka**

Office of Climate Change and Health Equity Director: **John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H.**

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