The new HHS office will be responsible for creating and implementing a department-wide strategy on environmental justice and health.
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The new HHS office will be responsible for creating and implementing a department-wide strategy on environmental justice and health.
Mandatory Credit: CNN

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Health and Human Services announces new office focused on the environmental risks to underserved communities

The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday it is establishing an Office of Environmental Justice, putting a spotlight on environmental inequities in health.