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Flexible payment of fees is now offered for food facilities

Eligible businesses can enter into flexible payment plans to pay public health license fees while remaining open.

SAN FRANCISCANS URGED TO PREPARE FOR COVID-19 AND INFLUENZA AS HOLIDAY SEASON APPROACHES

San Franciscans are encouraged to get the COVID-19 bivalent booster, annual flu vaccine and take other measures to protect themselves and others during the busy holiday season

SAN FRANCISCO ENDS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ON MPX ON OCTOBER 27

ADVANCES NEW TOOL TO PREVENT OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHINATOWN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER  

Comprehensive, outpatient behavioral health clinic with a legacy of caring for the social and emotional wellbeing of children and youth in San Francisco continues to deliver high impact and in demand mental health services  

San Francisco Drug Overdoses Decline by 11% in 2021 but Remain at Crisis Levels as City Urgently Focuses and Expands Overdose Prevention Efforts

Report shows continued inequities in overdose rates among Black/African Americans, and the need for a citywide approach to lower the risks for people who use drugs.

San Francisco Releases Roadmap to Reduce Drug Overdoses and Promote Wellness and Recovery of People With Substance Use Disorders

The 2022 Overdose Prevention Plan contains strategies aimed at reducing the overall overdose death rate and lessening disparities among Black/African Americans

SAN FRANCISCO VACCINATES MORE THAN 1,400 PEOPLE AGAINST MPX AT FOLSOM STREET FAIR WITH MORE LARGE EVENTS TO FOLLOW

The Folsom Street Fair vaccine event is part SFDPH’s community-based strategy to vaccinate communities highly impacted by MPX.

2021 HIV Epidemiology Annual Report

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MPX VACCINE AVAILABILITY EXPANSION  

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Laguna Honda Hospital to Pause Patient Transfers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE