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This bill, the Green New Deal for Health Act, aims to take a whole-of-government and whole-of-health approach to protecting the U.S. health care system and the public from the impacts of climate change. Key provisions include: - Establishing an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity within the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate federal efforts and publish a national strategic action plan to prepare the health care system for climate change impacts. - Requiring hospitals to provide advance notice before discontinuing essential services or closing, and empowering the Secretary of Health and Human Services to work with hospitals to develop alternative mitigation plans to preserve access. - Providing grants to improve the sustainability and resilience of medical facilities to climate risks and extreme weather events. - Requiring the disclosure of climate risks associated with medical supplies and establishing a council to support a sustainable, zero-emission medical supply chain based in the U.S. - Providing funding for education and training of health professionals on the health risks of climate change, expanding the community health workforce to address climate impacts, and safeguarding essential health care workers during emergencies. - Establishing programs to support community mental health and resilience, research and innovation to address the health impacts of climate change, and coverage for medically necessary home resiliency services under Medicare.

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