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San Francisco To Re-open Some Activities in Response to State Lifting Regional Stay at Home Order
San Francisco Launches First High-Volume Covid 19 Vaccination Site
Mayor London Breed Announces Plan to Create Network of COVID-19 Vaccination Sites in San Francisco
SF extends mandatory travel quarantine and stay safer at home health orders
San Francisco Administers First COVID-19 Vaccine to Health Care Workers
SF Department of Public Health Funds $5.25M in Grants for COVID-19 Community Response
SFDPH Travel Advisory for Winter Holidays
San Francisco Experiencing Data Impacts Due to Statewide Database System Delays
DPH Statement on Laguna Honda Hospital CEO Leadership Transition
Bay Area Health Officers' Indicators for Assessing Progress on Containing COVID-19
Bay Area Health Orders Remain in Effect
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak at MSC South Homeless Shelter
New Bay Area Public Health Recommendation to Cover the Face
Mayor London Breed and Board President Norman Yee Convene COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force
Seven Bay Area Jurisdictions to Update Shelter-in-Place Order in Coming Days
Mayor Breed Announces Three New Drive-Thru/Drop-In Covid-19 Testing Sites
UPDATE - New Developments at Laguna Honda Hospital
San Francisco Issues Guidance for Essential Businesses During Stay at Home Order
Increased protections Ordered for Laguna Honda Residents and Staff
Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Hospitals Unified in Preparation for Surge of Covid-10 Patients
San Francisco Announces First Death of a City Resident with Novel Coronavirus
Moratorium on Commercial Evictions for Small and Medium Size Businesses in San Francisco
Expedited Hiring of Health Care Professionals
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Daily Update - March 16, 2020
Mayor Breed Announces Plan to Provide Paid Sick Leave for Workers Impacted by Coronavirus
San Francisco Issues Moratorium on Gatherings of 100 or More to Slow Spread of COVID-19
Mayor London Breed Announces Moratorium on Evictions Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
Mayor London Breed and City Administrator Naomi Kelly Announce GIVE2SF Fund
San Franciso Converts Public Libraries, Recreation Facilities to Emergency Child Care Centers
DPH Statement on SFUSD Closure Announcement
San Francisco Issues Rules Limiting Visitors to Long-Term Care Facilities
San Francisco Issues Moratorium on Large Gatherings of 1,000 or More
City to Provide Temporary Housing
San Francisco Increases COVID-19 Protections for Homeless Residents
DPH Statement on ICA School Closure
San Francisco Reports Additional Case of Coronavirus
SFDPH Announces Aggressive Recommendations
San Francisco Announces Cases of Novel Coronavirus in San Francisco
COVID-19 Local Testing and Prioritization of Vulnerable Populations
Mayor Breed declares local emergency to prepare for COVID-19
COVID-19 Case being treated in San Francisco
Coronavirus Preparedness Statement (1/27/2020)
Coronavirus Preparedness Statement (1/24/2020)
Media Availability Novel Coronavirus
Voter-approved Construction at 3 Neighborhood Clinics in 2020
4 Easy Tips to Stay Healthy During the Winter Holiday Season
Improperly Discarded Hospital Meal Tray Tickets Resulted in Privacy Breach
Chinatown Public Health Center 50th Anniversary
Adult Residential Facility Plan
Conservatorship Implementation in SF
SRO Overdose Prevention Program
Division Circle Navigation Center
Beat San Francisco’s Late Summer Heat
Public Locations & Safety Tips for Heat Relief
Mental Health Initiative, Tipping Point & UCSF
Mental Health Initiative Target Population
Health Department Transforms Patient Experience with Epic, a New EHR System
Mayor Breed Immigration Raid Press Release
Health Department Announces Patient Care Incidents at Laguna Honda Hospital
Mayor Breed Invests $22M in Soda Tax Revenue in Children's Health
Make Sure You're immunized Against Measles
DPH Announces Billing Changes at ZSFG
Notification of Possible Measles Exposures
Mayor Announces Director of Mental Health Reform
Health Commission Passes Resolution on Incarceration
Health Department's Statement on Measles
Mayor's Announcement on Homeless Behavioral Health Funding
Peer-Support, Healing Hands Offers New Options to Patients with Chronic Pain on Prescription Opioids
Mayor Breed announces Methamphetamine Task Force
Mayor Breed and Supervisor Peskin announce halt to Balance Billing
Announcing Director Grant Colfax
Mayor Breed's State of the City Address
Invasive citrus insect detected in SF
San Francisco flu season sees first death
CDPH Testing Finds no Radiation Health Risks in Shipyard Residential Area
Truth or Nah Campaign Gives Real Info to Youth about Cannabis
SF Joins World Cities to Improve Chronic Disease
Flu season is almost here! Prepare by getting your flu shot
Statement on June 4 incident at ZSFG
May 30, 2018 Press Conference at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Mayor Mark Farrell Announces $4.2M to backfill Federal HIV/AIDS Services Cuts
SF Opens Healing Center - Expanding Conservatorship Beds
Three Deaths - Suspected Fentanyl Poisoning
New PrEP Campaign supports African American Men
Cannabis Campaign to Focus on Youth
Medical Respite expansion offers an alternative for homeless clients unable to thrive in shelters
San Francisco Department of Public Health Medical Respite Fact Sheet
Great American Smokeout is Today- Get a Free Quit Kit at Civic Center 11am-2pm
Northern California Fires – Air Quality Health Information | Chinese | Filipino | Spanish
San Francisco announces Hepatitis A vaccination campaign to reduce the risk of outbreak
Flu season has arrived. Time for your flu shot!
San Francisco’s World Refugee Day
Summer Safety - Keep Yourself and Your Family Safe and Healthy
San Francisco launches SFQuits! to Help Smokers Stop As California’s New $2.00 Tobacco Tax kicks in
SF Health Department Earns National Public Health Accreditation
Herbal Tea Poisons Two San Franciscans Public Warned to Discard Tea Purchased at Chinatown Shop
Influenza Activity is Widespread in the Bay Area; Not too late for flu shot
Laguna Honda Celebrates 150th Anniversary
Now is the time to protect yourself against the flu virus with a flu shot
San Francisco Public Health Officials urge travelers to take Zika infection prevention measures
San Francisco aims to keep street food safe to eat during Pride weekend
Naloxone decreases the use of emergency room in patients taking opioids for pain
Statement by Barbara Garcia, Director of Health, on the Orlando Shooting Tragedy
San Francisco Confirms Second Case of Zika Virus
Chinatown Public Health Center Launches Free Cantonese We Can!® Workshops
Statement regarding Zika virus by Dr. Tomas Aragon, San Francisco Health Officer
San Francisco Provides Outreach and Shelter to Hundreds of Homeless People
Statement on Division Street Public Health Notice
Health Department to Strengthen Syringe Cleanup Efforts
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Names New CEO
Flu season is right around the corner - Now is the time to protect yourself against the flu virus
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day
Public Health Officials Offer Tips for Prevention of Mosquitos during Summer Months
San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Launches Healthy Beverage Initiative
San Francisco General Hospital Presents - 2015 Summer Fest - Friday June 12th
Department of Public Health patient information involved in security breach
Media briefing on first measles case confirmed in Contra Costa County
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
San Francisco Health Network Announces NEMS Partnership
San Francisco Shigella Increase Sickens Homeless and Non-Homeless Population
San Francisco Warm Line Provides Free On-Demand Mental Health Support
Laura's Law Offers Option to Family Members
UCSF Independent Review of SFGH's Security Program Completed
UCSF Medical Center Independent Review of SFGH's Security Program
DPH Patient Information Involved in Security Breach
*This Letter Will be Sent to All Affected Patients
San Francisco Department of Public Health Announces Second Influenza Death
PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE: Food Handler in San Francisco Diagnosed with Hepatitis A - December 24, 2013
Free Screening of Documentary, MisLead: America's Secret Epidemic, Friday, October 25
San Francisco Bridge HIV Observes National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Tuesday, October 15
Public Health and Real Estate Directors Celebrate Grand Reopening of Visitacion Valley Community Facility with New Service Collaborative and Media Advisory
Statements Regarding E. Coli Cases in San Francisco
SF DPH Offers Mental Health Counseling Services for Individuals who Witnessed SFO Airline Crash
San Francisco's Tobacco Sales to Minors Down
Public Health Officials Offer Healthy Tips for Safe Pride Weekend and Fair Season Helpful Hints
Questions & Answers about the changes at Tom Waddell Health Center beginning July 9, 2013
Multi-State Outbreak of Hepatitus A Associated with a Frozen Berry Food Product
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
Consider Vaccination to Prevent Meningitis for
Certain San Francisco Men Traveling to New York 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
Advocates Observe First Global Female Condom Day, September 12, 2012
Five Rabid Bats Identified in the Lake Merced area in Past Four Months
Big Changes in HIV Research Section of
San Francisco Department of Public Health
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
February is National Children's Dental Health Month
Tenderloin Health Closing Doors due to Funding Cuts
National Health & Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) Comes to San Francisco
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
The New Female Condom 2 (FC2) Hits San Francisco
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Week - Press Conference and Candlelight March Planned.