Community Health Equity is a climate campaign dedicated to advocacy in frontline communities.
Moms Clean Air Force is committed to exposing environmental injustices in frontline communities. We are taking a stand against environmental discrimination, holding legislators accountable for lack of resources, educating communities on their rights and their issues, standing with impacted communities, and fighting for clean air and climate solutions to promote healthy children and healthy communities.
We are working with faith-based communities and meeting folks where they live—in their neighborhoods, on their streets, and in their churches.
President Biden Signs Executive Order to Revitalize Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice
In response to President Biden’s April 21, 2023, executive order, Stephanie Reese, Moms Clean Air Force Director for DEIJ and Strategic Implementation, said:
“President Biden’s Executive Order advancing environmental justice marks a significant stride in recognizing the enduring challenges faced by communities of color and low-income areas…. The executive order not only acknowledges the persistent struggles of marginalized communities, but also reaffirms environmental justice as both a moral obligation and a crucial component in the fight against climate change.”
Read Stephanie’s full statement.
JUNETEENTH: MOMS READ THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
Moms Clean Air Force honors the significance of Juneteenth, a pivotal milestone in American history, through a special video reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
WATCH THE VIDEO:
Community Health Equity Event Series
Clean Air, Climate, Health Equity and Inequity: Are You Worried About the Climate Crisis?
May 23, 2023
For National Mental Health Awareness Month, we invited children, parents, and grandparents to ask a panel of climate and health experts their questions about climate change and mental health. This program aired as a 2-part series. Watch Part 1 below.
WATCH THE REPLAY:
Watch Part 2 of Are You Worried About the Climate Crisis? HERE.
Find the complete series of Community Health Equity videos HERE.
Program Goals
- Advocate for and support the environmental health justice issues of those living and organizing in impacted communities;
- Educate all people on environmental injustices and the impacts they have on the health of African Americans;
- Amplify and elevate the stories of people living in impacted communities.
- Engage with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and local elected officials on environmental health and climate justice.
1 in 9
African-American children
is affected by asthma
Over 1 Million
African Americans live
within one mile of
oil and gas operations
Schools
Serving black children
are located closer to
heavily trafficked roads
For More Information
Please contact us for more information about the Community Health Equity program:
General questions and information: Almeta E. Cooper,
acooper@momscleanairforce.org
Media Contact: Sasha Tenenbaum,
stenenbaum@momscleanairforce.org