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UCSF program funded by San Francisco grant reported reduced exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals among pregnant patients
Summary
San FranciscoEnvironment awarded roughly $50,000 to UCSF to pilot education, product kits and a buyerspathway to reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals among pregnant people; presenters said the pilot met enrollment and knowledge goals and reached environmental-justice ZIP codes.
The San Francisco Environment Department awarded approximately $50,000 to the University of California, San Francisco, to fund a pilot that educated pregnant people and new parents on reducing exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, UCSF and its public-health partner told the Commission on the Environment.
The pilot targeted pregnant people served by UCSF clinics and aimed to combine short education sessions with distribution of sample product kits and an affordable buyerspathway for safer alternatives. Department staff said the grant came from a 2022 pollution-prevention request for proposals with $75,000 allocated for community-based projects.
The project team told commissioners the program enrolled about 160 people, with 104 completions, and exceeded…
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