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City celebrates Potrero Hill Healing Project pilot integrating acupuncture, chiropractic and yoga into public clinic
Summary
The Department of Public Health’s Potrero Hill Healing Project, which offers acupuncture, chiropractic care, yoga and organic gardening at Potrero Hill Health Center, was recognized by the Board. Patients and clinicians described early benefits and the department said it is studying outcomes.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors honored a pilot program at the Potrero Hill Health Center that integrates acupuncture, chiropractic care, yoga and community gardening into primary care services, and heard testimony from patients and clinicians about early benefits.
Supervisor Maxwell presented the recognition, saying the Healing Project is “groundbreaking” because it integrates alternative and Western care in a public clinic setting funded through the Department of Public Health (DPH). The project offers patients access to nonpharmacologic treatments and wellness programs in a neighborhood clinic.
Patients who testified said the clinic improved chronic pain, mobility and quality of life. One…
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