Media Releases

2009:

• City Offers Apartment Owners and Property Managers Help with City Codes, October 20, 2009
• Shape Up Coalition to Launch Safe Routes to School Program on International Walk to School Day, October 7, 2009
• Civic Center Farmer’s Market Celebrates National Fruit and Vegetables Month, September 14, 2009
• San Francisco Department of Public Health Kicks off Flu Season, September 2, 2009
• Food Safety Certifications Invalidated for Hundreds of Restaurants, August 25, 2009
• State Budget Cuts to HIV/AIDS Have Potential to Unravel 25 Years of Critical Programs, August 19, 2009
• Opening Celebration Planned for the Medical Respite and Sobering Center & Community Awareness & Treatment Services (CATS) Administrative Offices, June 30, 2009
• Health Officials Seeing Increase in H1N1 Activity in San Francisco and Northern CA, June 24, 2009

• ‘Keeping Our Children Safe” Conference Scheduled for May 29, May 18, 2009

• California Department of Public Health Confirms First 2009 H1N1 Flu Case in San Francisco, April 30. 2009

• Mivic Hirose Named Executive Administrator at Laguna Honda, April 21, 2009

• San Francisco’s Tobacco Permit Ordinance Reduced Tobacco Sales to Minors by 50%, March 26, 2009

• Veggie Artwork Riding the Buses - “Pick Me” Contest Winners Celebrate at Press Conference, March24, 2009

• World TB Day Observed in San Francisco, March 23, 2009

• San Francisco General Hospital CEO Retires, February 20, 2009

• Popular Syphilis Testing Campaign Returns to San Francisco
  Press Event Planned for Friday, February 13 to Welcome Healthy Penis Back, February 13, 2009

• National Children’s Dental Health Month; Events Planned for San Francisco, January 27, 2009

• TB Control Staff Begins New Year Screening City Businesses, January 5, 2009
• Gratitude Night Celebrates HIV Prevention Research; Supervisor Bevan Dufty and Activist Frank Strona in Line Up to Promote the Prepare Study, January 13, 2009

2008:

• Healthy Homes & Neighborhood Program Begins; New Regulatory Fee to Offset Cost of Inspections, December 22, 2008
• Statement By Gene Marie O’Connell, CEO,  San Francisco General Hospital, November 5, 2008
• National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week; SFDPH to Offer Free Classes on New Lead Exposure Regulations, October 16, 2008
• Department of Public Health Provides Rally Cry for San Franciscans: “Infect Me Not!”  Ads, Videos and Songs Teach New Ideas on Staying Healthy, October 7, 2008
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• City Health Officials Issue Bat and Rabies Warning; Scarcity of Rabies Vaccine Cited, October 2, 2008
• Health Impacts of State and Local Ballot Propositions, October 2, 2008
• Tattoo Parlor Latest Link in City’s STD Online Testing Network; Press Event Planned at Gotham Tattoo Parlor, September 23, 2008
• Goats Return to Laguna Honda Hillsides, September 15, 2008
• Laguna Honda Wins National Cultural Diversity in Healthcare Award, July 17, 2008
• Rabid Bat Found in Sunset District on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, San Francisco Department of Public Health Seeks People or Pets Who May Have Touched a Rabid Bat, June 25, 2008
• Public Hearing on New Rules & Regulations for Trans-Fat Free Restaurants and to Promote Healthy Living, June 18, 2008
  • Director’s Rules and Regulations for Trans-Fat Free Restaurants and to Promote Healthy Living, Pursuant to Article 37, Sec. 3701 – 3711 of the San Francisco Health Code
• San Franciscans Urged to Take the Fizz Out of Summer, June 4, 2008
• Bay Area Sees Increase in Active TB Cases in 2007; Drug Resistant Strains Continue to Emerge; Regional Press Conference Planned for World TB Day at SFO, March 25, 2008
• New Focus on Reducing Childhood Injuries, March 24, 2008
• “Is your house in order? Being well and loving yourself” - A Gay Men’s Wellness Event, February 13, 2008
• Greet the Year of the Golden Rat with the Colors of Health, February 13, 2008
• Joint Statement with SF AIDS Foundation on Swiss AIDS Commission Report, February 5, 2008
• San Francisco Department of Public Health to Participate in MRSA Community Forum; Recent Study Raises Awareness and Concerns, January 29, 2008
• SF Health Department Hosts Town Hall Meeting on Land Use and Health
  DPH Gathers Diverse Stakeholders to Discuss Building Healthy, Equitable Neighborhoods in SF, January 28, 2008

2007

• YouthPOWER to Redecorate Liquor Stores; Replacing Alcohol Advertisements with Positive Pictures of the San Francisco Community, September 25, 2007
• Laguna Honda Hospital Gets Its Goat – 600 of Them, September 17, 2007
• Civic Center Farmer’s Market Celebrates National Fruits and Vegetables Month, September 17, 2007
• YouthPOWER to Redecorate Liquor Stores; Replacing Alcohol Advertisements with Positive Pictures of the San Francisco Community, August 21, 2007
• Department of Public Health Announces New Director of HIV Prevention and Research, August 13, 2007
• Healthier Living Workshops; Free Series Offered at San Francisco General Hospital, July 25, 2007
• DOGS ARE TALKING IN SAN FRANCISCO: Press Event Planned to Launch New Syphilis Awareness Targeting Gay and Bisexual Men, July 16, 2007
• Public Hearing on New Rules and Regulations for Prevention and Control of Rodents and other Vectors and to Promote Housing Habitability, July 16, 2007
• City Readies for West Nile Virus Season; Fight the Bite Campaign Rolls Out for 2007, June 26, 2007
• National HIV Testing Day is June 27, 2007; Health Officials Encourage Early Detection, Early Linkage to Care, June 25, 2007
• Affirming Our Strengths: A Night of Sharing the Power of Being Gay, June 18, 2007
• Free and Low-Cost Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B Vaccine Available; Hep Team Summer Health Program Targets MSM, June 4, 2007
• City’s Biggest Health Fair Pavilion Planned for Carnaval Weekend; “Love Happens When You Take Care of Yourself,” May 16, 2007
• San Francisco Asthma Task Force Honors “Agents of Change”on World Asthma Day, May 1, 2007
• AIDS Researchers Release New Findings on HIV; Implications for Promoting Long Term Committed Relationships to Decrease Risk Behavior, April 27, 2007
• Mayor Gavin Newsom Moves Health Access Program Forward; State awards San Francisco $73.1 million in funding to implement Health Access Program, March 29, 2007
• Garden Clean Up Day at Double Rock Garden, March 23, 2007
• Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant TB Pose New Threat in San Francisco Despite Major Gains in TB Control; Press Conference Planned for World TB Day, March 19, 2007
• Replacing Written Consent With Verbal Consent for HIV Testing; Increases Testing Rate in San Francisco, March 13, 2007
• National Nutrition Month in March; Chinatown Public Health Center Partners with Ranch 99 Supermarkets, March 8, 2007
• Free Lead Hazard Guide for Rental Property Owners, February 16, 2007
• City’s New Food Safety Rating Awards Released; Food Facilities Receive Symbol of Excellence, January 24, 2007

2006

• AIDS Office to Launch New HIV Prevention Campaign, November 1, 2006
• National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Highlights the Importance of Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning, October 19, 2006
• Department of Public Health to Launch New Studies to Treat Meth Addiction; Interventions May Lead to Reductions in Risky Behavior Associated with HIV Infection, October 10, 2006
• City Agencies Step Up Efforts to Stop Spread of West Nile Virus, New Curbside Catch Basin Program Stops Mosquito Breeding at 20,000 San Francisco Locations; State Reports One Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus in San Francisco, September 15, 2006
• Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Project Plans Milestone Event; Sign the Steel Beam Celebration Scheduled for September 15, September 13, 2006
• Press Conference to Highlight San Francisco Hospitals that Qualify as Stroke Centers; New Training Requirements for Emergency Medical Services Will Assure Better Outcomes, September 1, 2006
• New Syphilis Awareness Campaign for Gay Men Focuses on Pride and Health, June 15, 2006
• City Readies for West Nile Virus Season Fight The Bite Campaign Rolls Out for 2006," May 26, 2006
• Balboa Teen Health Center Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Youth, May 17, 2006
• Launch: NETWORK OF CARE.org: Mental Health Site Well Received by Public and Professionals, May 15, 2006
• New San Francisco Mental Health Project Helping Juvenile Justice Youth Remain Safely at Home With Their Families, May 4, 2006
• SEXINFO: New Text Messaging Service for At-Risk, Sexually Active Youth, April 24, 2006
• National Public Health Week Rally for Day Laborers in San Francisco, April 10, 2006
• San Francisco Sees Spike in Gonorrhea Rates Among Young African Americans; Health Officials Issue Special Alert to City Medical Community, March 29, 2006
• World TB Day: City Reports Record Low for TB Cases City Still Has Highest TB Case Rate Nationally, March 22, 2006
• Public Health to Host Bedbug Symposium Pest Control, Building & Hotel Operators to Learn About Bedbug Abatement, March 21, 2006
• Community Forum on Day Laborers and Domestic Workers Seeks “Respect & Dignity”; City Looking to Improve Health and Safety of Immigrant Worker Population, March 13, 2006
• Public Hearing on Changes to Massage Parlor Rules and Regulations; Owners and Practitioners Urged to Attend, February 28, 2006
• Ocean Park Health Center Ready to Deliver Prenatal Care to New Immigrants Appointments Within a Week, February 15, 2006
• Public to Hear New “Pot Club” Requirements, January 13, 2006

2005

• Public Health Staff Readies Food Facilities for Prop 65
• DPH + Injury Center ♥ Kids’ Plates, November 30, 2005
• Bats in Your Belfry or Bedroom Can Be Scary Business, October 31, 2005
• Parents and Children to Picket Store in Mission Selling Lead-Laced Candy; “Putting the Lid on Lead,” October 25, 2005
• Two Birds Identified with West Nile Virus, October 18, 2005 
• LEAP (Look To End Abuse Permanently) Walkathon & Website Launch; Walk for Healthy Relationships & Family Resource Fair, October 15, 2005
• Introducing the San Francisco Chinese 5-a-Day Project and Celebrating the Publication of the “Healthy Chinese Cuisine Using Fruits & Vegetables” Cookbook, October 4, 2005
• San Francisco Announces Second West Nile Virus Case; Patient Contracted Virus Outside of San Francisco, September 30, 2005
• Public Hearing Scheduled for Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63), September 26, 2005
• Fit N Fun Event Planned for Bayview Hunters Point; City Departments to Encourage Residents to Adopt Healthy Living Habits, September 23, 2005
• West Nile Virus Season San Francisco Style, September 21, 2005
• San Francisco Health Commission to hold a Town Hall Meeting at Richmond Recreation Center; Seeks input from Richmond residents on Health Needs of the Richmond District, September 20, 2005
• Crystal Meth Use Triples the Number of New HIV Infections; San Francisco Study Results Published in Journal of AIDS, August 15, 2005
• San Francisco Announces First Human Case of West Nile Virus; Patient Home and Recovering, August 15, 2005
• YouthPOWER to Redecorate Liquor Stores on Third Street; Replacing Alcohol Advertisements with Positive Pictures of Bayview Hunters Point, July 14, 2005
• West Nile Virus Season Approaching; City Officials Remind Residents to Report Dead Birds, July 7, 2005
• San Francisco General Hospital Launches New Healthy Options at Cafeteria; Program to Help Staff, Patients and Visitors Stay “Energy Balanced,” July 6, 2005
• San Francisco General Hospital Cancer Patients; To Perform Original Theater Piece, June 23, 2005
• West Nile Virus Season Approaching; City Advises Residents to Report and Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Areas, May 27, 2005
• May 18th is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day; As larger trials begin, the need for community education increases, May 17, 2005
• State & City Readies for West Nile Virus Season; Focus on Prevention, April 25, 2005
• Pharmacies to Sell Syringes Without a Prescription; Legislation Takes Effect Tuesday, April 11, 2005
• Mental Health Services Act Task Force and Sub-Committee Meetings Scheduled; Public Encouraged to Attend, March 31, 2005
• City Reports Record Low Number of TB Cases Among Homeless; Mandatory Screening in Shelters Begins, March 24, 2005
• CALENDAR OF EVENTS: March 2, 2005 (Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63) Community Implementation Event), February 17, 2005
• San Francisco Joins Nationwide Response to Aids Crisis Among African Americans, February 2, 2005
• Department of Public Health Seeks Members for Mental Health Task Force, February 1, 2005