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ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE DEATHS DECLINE IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR AS FENTANYL/OPIOID EPIDEMIC RAGES NATIONWIDE 

City continues to ramp up overdose prevention efforts in 2023 with the expansion of treatment and availability of the antidote for opioid overdose 

WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUSES CIRCULATING, 12 BAY AREA HEALTH OFFICIALS RECOMMEND ACTIONS TO STAY HEALTHY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

This holiday season, another surge in COVID infections, along with high levels of influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), are straining healthcare systems and impacting families. 

SAN FRANCISCO HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 5,000 HOLIDAY TURKEYS TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURTY   

City partners with the San Francisco African American Faith-Based Coalition and other community groups to feed people in need  

PROGRAM PROVIDING BASIC INCOME TO BLACK PREGNANT WOMEN EXPANDS TO HELP MOTHERS ACROSS THE STATE

Abundant Birth Project receives $5 million state grant to reduce preterm birth rates among Black mothers and provide babies a healthy start in life

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.