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Asthma | Find Out
What´s Been Causing
Your Asthma Do you find yourself short of breath with a tight or painful chest? Do you get a rough cough that makes breathing difficult? Asthma sufferers come in all shapes and sizes, and pinpointing the exact triggers for asthma is the first step to alleviating the symptoms. From allergies to emotions to food, a wide range of asthma triggers exist. LEARN MORE
Infectious Disease Emergencies Clinicians — Be Prepared, Know How to Respond
One of DPH’s top priorities is to help clinicians recognize and understand common symptoms related to emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism. Infectious Disease Emergencies: A Preparedness & Response Guide for San Francisco Clinicians provides strategies and recommendations in a single, handy resource.
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Chronic Disease Prevention | A Consortium to Keep San Francisco Healthy
San Francisco’s Chronic Disease Prevention Consortium is a citywide effort comprised of community organizations, businesses, youth groups, and other City agencies. DPH provides staff support for this critical program in an effort to reduce and protect residents from chronic disease through intervention, collaboration, fundraising, and education. LEARN MORE
Tuberculosis
Clinic | Get Screened, Get Treatment, Get Healthy
DPH’s tuberculosis clinic provides a number of specialized TB-related services for San Francisco residents. From regular screenings to treatment of active cases, the clinic offers both preventative resources and care to help residents – including at-risk-for-TB groups – get the care they need. LEARN MORE
City Clinic | STD Basics
Sexually transmitted diseases are preventable and, in many cases, treatable, but remain a very critical risk for any sexually active lifestyle. Are you at risk? Do you need treatment? How do you talk with your partner about STDs? DPH is here to help. LEARN MORE
How does this restaurant rate? Environmental Health Inspectors inspect over 7,000 locations including restaurants, bars, markets, bakeries, pushcarts, stadium food facilities and any other facility that serves food to the public. Inspections reduce the number of food-related illnesses by providing information to the public.