The Department of Public Health announces that Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (Laguna Honda) was approved for Medicare recertification, the final step in securing the future of the facility and keeping residents in their home.
If approved by voters in November, the ballot measure will strengthen the City's work to protect reproductive freedoms of women in San Francisco as states across the country continue to face legal challenges and bans for services critical to women’s healthcare and rights
The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is encouraging people to take care of their sexual health as summer approaches by being fully vaccinated for mpox (formerly known as monkeypox).
While the risk of measles exposure remains low for most Bay Area residents, the increasing
number of cases nationwide and in California underscores the importance of robust
protection against this highly contagious and dangerous illness.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is encouraging those who are sexually active to talk to their healthcare provider and partners about sexual health, and test regularly for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
The annual report shows a slight decline in HIV infections in San Francisco, though disparities exist.
The City continues to be a leader in linkage to care, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake, and
HIV status awareness.
Health Officers from the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, and the city of Berkeley encourage the public to take these easy steps to protect themselves and others this holiday season.
