Climate Resilience and Mitigation The Federal Perspective

The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) was established On August 31, 2021, under the direction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health. ASPR TRACIE met with Dr. John Balbus (Director of OCCHE and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Change and Health Equity) and Dr. Aparna Bole (Pediatrician, Senior Consultant with OCCHE, and Special Expert, Office of the Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) to learn more about OCCHE’s work to help bolster health equity and health care facility resilience.