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Supervisor Maxwell introduces resolution to examine and address health disparities affecting African Americans and people of color
Summary
Supervisor Maxwell introduced a resolution calling for action to address disproportionate rates of illness and reduced access to health care experienced by African Americans and other people of color in San Francisco, citing higher hospitalization rates and social determinants of health.
Supervisor Maxwell told the Board of Supervisors on April 22 that she was introducing a resolution to address glaring disparities in health status and access to care experienced by African Americans and other people of color in San Francisco.
In her remarks, Maxwell said residents of color experience more adverse health and social consequences than whites, and she described a chain of factors — limited access to healthy food, increased exposure to violence, poorer indoor air quality and higher rates of clinical conditions such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes — that lead to higher rates of hospitalization and premature death. She said San Francisco has one of the highest liver-cancer rates in the nation and noted the San Francisco Hepatitis B Free campaign’s work to screen, vaccinate and treat Asian and Pacific Islander residents.
Maxwell asked colleagues for their support and the item was recorded as referred for appropriate consideration; the transcript excerpt does not show a committee assignment, vote, or detailed implementation steps in the meeting record.
