The Black community is disproportionately burdened by pollution.
Learn more about how our communities are affected and how you can help protect families and children.
Health equity is fairness in health. Health equity is achieved when everyone has a fair chance to reach their best possible health. Health inequities occur when the conditions in which people are born, grow, play, learn, work, and age unfairly affect their access to opportunities to be healthy.
Access to a clean, safe environment is a key part of health equity. Clean air, water, and soil are not equally distributed, and climate change is making those inequities worse. Climate change is also directly affecting the quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink.
Community Health Equity Resources
Air Pollution, Extreme Heat, and Black Maternal Health
Extreme Heat and Black Communities
PFAS 101
Climate Change and Mental Health
Soot Pollution and Your Health
10 Things to Know About Climate, Clean Air, and Health Equity
How Air Pollution Harms
Pregnant People
Climate Change in the African American Community
La contaminación de aire, el calor extremo y la salud de madres afroamericanas
Asthma in the African American Community
Breath of Life: Bible Study Curriculum
