Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term environmental justice community means a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal and Indigenous communities that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects. The term individual disproportionately affected by climate change means an individual that may face elevated mental and physical health risks due to climate change based on 2 or more of the following factors:
Age under 5 years old or over 65 years old. Race and ethnicity, and experience of racial bias. Sex, gender, and gender minority status. Being of reproductive age. Exposure to environmental health risks due to living conditions or location, including current or past experience of homelessness. Occupation or exposure to occupational hazards. Household income. Disability. Co-morbidities. Current or past exposure to personal or systemic trauma, including natural disasters. Immigration status.
Language isolation. The term medically underserved community has the meaning given such term in section 799B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295p ).
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