"The question we need to ask ourselves is, What are the current barriers to home-based care, and how do we address them?"
"I do, Lawrence. I`ve been administering tests in the hardest to reach communities, the farm workers and the homeless since the summer, really taking a community-based approach, working with free clini..."
"But I can tell you first hand from practicing years in the emergency department and as a public health expert in emergencies that the number one driving factor here is systemic inequalities with acces..."
"Look, we are so fortunate that we have a president that promotes equity, has an equity task force, has $25 billion in the rescue plan for these communities and focusing on sending vaccines into the re..."
"The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color is undisputed."
"Prioritizing vaccinations for high-risk groups hardest hit by COVID-19 is not effective if these communities are not able to access the vaccine."
"It is critical to make sure the public and providers have accurate information about the vaccine through community public education."
"If we talk about environmental equity, then it is precisely the environmental justice communities that we need to support."
"President Biden's Executive order on tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad takes important steps towards strengthening our environmental justice and public health protections."
"These early climate leadership actions from the President are encouraging, and I look forward to more to come."
"I will be reintroducing the Environmental Justice Act of 2021, which is with Senator Booker, with codify parts of that Executive order that you just mentioned, 12898."