The NIEHS relationship with the environmental justice community is much like that of a family-we have a long history,we are integrally connected,and unfortunately,we don't always communicate well.I recently met with our environmental justice grantees,and during our conversations,I realized that my own failure to communicate in the accepted terminology of the environmental justice community may have led to a misunderstanding of my commitment to these issues.The failure was unintentional;embracing diversity is such an inherent part of my own life that I may have taken for granted that my commitment to this principle would be obvious.Diversity in my own family has created depth,strength,and opportunity,and I feel the same is true of the environmental justice community's interconnectedness with the NIEHS.
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