Media Releases

2013

Typhoid Fever in Restaurant Worker

Ford's Grocery Grand Re-Opening Celebration - May 2nd, 2013

NIH Discontinues Immunizations in HIV Vaccine Study

Statement Concerning the Laguna Honda Gift Fund

Lead Free Training Classes (in English and Español)

TB Rates in San Francisco on the rise for second year

Bleach-free Disinfection and Sanitizing for Child Care

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
Press Conference and Candlelight March Planned

Bringing Healthy Food to the Bayview

San Francisco Department of Public Health Issues Seasonal Flu Guidelines

Go Folic! Project Distributes Free Vitamins and Folic Acid Fact Sheet

2012

SF Department of Public Health and Police Department Launch Campaign to Slow Down Drivers and Increase Pedestrian Safety

Consider Vaccination to Prevent Meningitis for
Certain San Francisco Men Traveling to New York City

Restaurant Appreciation Month and National Food Day
Mayor and Board of Supervisors Salute Restaurants for Unique Contributions to City

Ribbon Cutting With Mayor Lee at Bridge HIV (formerly HIV Research Section)

San Francisco Reports First Locally Acquired Human Case of West Nile Virus

Civic Center Farmer's Market Celebrates National Fruit and Vegetables Month

San Francisco Readies for West Nile Virus Season

Shape UP SF Portraits of PE Champions Video release

SFDPH to Launch PrEP Demonstration Project for HIV Prevention -
Community Forum Scheduled to Discuss PrEP

Advocates Observe First Global Female Condom Day, September 12, 2012

Network for a Healthy California—Chinese Project
Announces Healthy Champions Star Search 2012 Finalists

Five Rabid Bats Identified in the Lake Merced area in Past Four Months

• Health Advisory August 22, 2012 - A third rabid bat this year was found near Lake Merced on August 16, 2012

Big Changes in HIV Research Section of
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Back-to-School Health: SF Giants on Hand to Remind Parents that Immunizations are Required for School Entry

National HIV Testing Day: Get Tested!
New On-line Tool Shows Testing Sites Near You

Department of Public Health Works Towards A Smooth Transition
for Tenderloin Health Clients

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
Press Conference and Candlelight March Planned

New Study Says: Not Enough Physical Education in San Francisco Elementary Schools

PE Media Advisory

February is National Children's Dental Health Month

Tenderloin Health Closing Doors due to Funding Cuts

2011

National Health & Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) Comes to San Francisco

Preventing West Nile Virus

Noted Harvard Neuroscientist to Appear in Series
Says PE Helps Kids Learn

Greg Wagner Selected as CFO for San Francisco Department of Public Health

Free Rapid Oral HIV Testing at Two Walgreens Store Locations, June 22-24

San Francisco's Tobacco Sales to Minors Up Slightly

San Francisco's New TB Cases Drop Below 100 in 2010

Parents can Save $70 on Mandatory Vaccine for kids 7-12 Grades FREE Tdap (pertussis vaccine booster) Clinic tomorrow

New Data Show the Protective Benefit of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Infection is Durable at 144 Weeks

The New Female Condom 2 (FC2) Hits San Francisco

Health Commission Elects New President - Steven Tierney, EdD, Professor and Community Advocate, to Serve in 2011

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Week - Press Conference and Candlelight March Planned

2010

Public Health Department Says Farewell to Mitch Katz, MD - Public Reception Planned for Monday, December 20, City Hall

Shape Up SF Coalition to Release Policy Recommendations to Create Environments that Promote Physical Activity

A Pill a Day Reduces Risk for HIV Infection

STD Unit at City Clinic Develops App for Measuring Risky Behavior

Everyone Needs a Flu Shot! City Launches Ads Promoting Adult Vaccines

Study Finds 1 out of 2 Workers Making Below Minimum Wage in San Francisco Chinatown Restaurants: Millions Lost to the Local Economy Every Year

Healthy San Francisco Provider Expansion

Statement Concerning the Laguna Honda Gift Fund

New Leaf to Close Doors in October

The San Francisco Immunization Coalition and the San Francisco Giants Announce Pertussis Prevention Night at AT&T Park - Monday, August 23

Health Commission to Hold September 7 Meeting in Chinatown, Opportunity for Public to Offer Input

World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) Program Announced
Health Professionals Promote Baby-Friendly Hospitals, August 3, 2010

San Francisco Public Health Officials Respond to Spike in Whooping Cough (Pertusis); Officials Recommending Stronger Prevention for Pregnant Women in Third Trimester, June 30, 2010

San Francisco Researchers Develop Community Viral Load Concept; New Measure May Improve HIV Prevention and Treatment Outcomes, June 10, 2010