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Committee advances resolution to fund advanced cancer screenings for San Francisco firefighters
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted 3-0 to forward a resolution that would allow city officials and the fire chief to solicit private donations to fund a six-month pilot of advanced cancer screenings for eligible San Francisco Fire Department employees.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 4 voted to forward a resolution authorizing the mayor, the mayor’s chief of staff, chief of public safety, assistant chief of public safety, public policy advisor and the fire chief to solicit donations to support advanced cancer screening for eligible San Francisco Fire Department employees for six months from the resolution’s effective date.
The measure would allow solicitation of private and philanthropic funding to match or supplement a city pilot and to offer advanced screenings not covered by insurance. Battalion Chief Matthew Alba, who leads the department’s Division of Health, Safety and Wellness…
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