WHEREAS, the citizens of California approved the passage of Proposition 10 in November 1998, the California Children and Families First Initiative, and,

WHEREAS, the Health Commission supports the goals of Proposition 10 to enhance the health and early development of children from the prenatal stage to five years of age, and to create and implement an integrated, comprehensive, consumer-friendly system of information and services; and,

WHEREAS, the Health Commission supports the use of new revenues generated from increased tobacco product taxes for counties to develop strategic plans for funding programs that promote the goals of Proposition 10; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to Proposition 10, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has adopted Ordinance #409-98, creating the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission; and,

WHEREAS, the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission is scheduled to convene by March 1, 1999; and,

WHEREAS, the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission is scheduled to complete a strategic plan for the use of San Francisco's Proposition 10 revenues by May 1, 2000; and,

WHEREAS, the Health Commission supports the review and consideration by the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission, of existing planning documents prepared by City and County of San Francisco departments, commissions, and advisory boards; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Health Commission recommends that a high priority be given to preventive and clinical health services in the strategic plan created by the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission to improve early childhood development pursuant to Proposition 10; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Health Commission recommends that preventive and clinical health services, such as the following, to be prioritized in the strategic plan, include but are not limited to programs that: increase affordable quality childcare; provide stable affordable housing for families; reduce community violence, domestic violence, and child abuse; reduce environmental risks to children; reduce adult smoking and childhood exposure to secondhand smoke; reduce substance abuse by pregnant women; increase access to immunization; support breastfeeding programs and policies; enhance access to food and nutrition education; support inclusion of preventive health practices in health care systems; increase access to prenatal care; provide out-patient mental health services for young children, provide in-home intensive case management for children with special needs, provide therapeutic childcare for abused and neglected children; and increase access to dental health services and preventive information and education; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Health Commission will continue to provide input to the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission, with respect to effective promotion of the health and early development of San Francisco children from the prenatal stage to five years of age.

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Health Commission at its meeting of Tuesday, January 19, 1999.

Sandy Ouye Mori, Executive Secretary to the Health Commission