This week, the White House Office of Public Engagement convened over 100 Latino leaders from the Salvadoran community to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts and investments within the Latino community. During the briefing, participants discussed the United States-El Salvador relation, including economic accomplishments of the Administration pertaining to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda,…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs by Promoting Competition
President Biden believes that health care should be a right, not a privilege. For too long, corporate special interests and trickle-down economics have allowed Big Pharma to make record profits, while millions of Americans struggle to afford health care and prescription drugs to treat common and chronic conditions. As part of the President’s Bidenomics agenda,…
Readout of the Inaugural White House Minority Health Forum
Yesterday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy hosted its inaugural White House Minority Health Forum to recognize National Minority Health Month and to highlight progress, discuss challenges, and identify actions that the federal government and private sector can take to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities for racial and ethnic minority…
Executive Order on the Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Federal Advisory Committee Act), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Each advisory committee listed…
Biden-Harris Administration Unveils First-Ever Strategy to Advance Environmental Justice for Communities That Rely on the Ocean and Marine Resources
U.S. Ocean Justice Strategy Will Integrate Principles of Equity and Environmental Justice in Federal Ocean Activities DUBAI – During the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (COP28) today, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled the first-ever U.S. Ocean Justice Strategy to advance environmental justice for communities that rely on the ocean and Great Lakes for economic, cultural, spiritual,…
Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris Regarding the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Sixty years ago, nearly a quarter of a million people marched on Washington to demand jobs and freedom. They came from every corner of our country. Gathering on the National Mall, they listened as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shared his dream of an America that lives up to its promise: A nation…
White House OPE Health Equity Forum on Broadband Accessibility and Telehealth
On March 16th, the White House Office of Public Engagement held the latest in its series of Health Equity Forums to discuss plans underway to ensure strong partnerships across the health sector in the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Forum was an opportunity to hear directly from White House officials about how we…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Promote Access to Behavioral Health Care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities
Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration hosted its inaugural mental health summit focused on improving equity and access to behavioral health care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Readout of White House Q&A Session on Navigation Codes
As part of his Unity Agenda, President Biden set the goal of making navigation services accessible to Americans facing cancer. Cancer navigation is personalized assistance to patients, caregivers, and families to help identify and resolve barriers to high-quality and timely cancer care through care coordination and advocacy. President Biden has prioritized increasing access to navigation…
Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Order 13985: Equity Action Plan
Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Order 13985: Equity Action Plan can be found here
