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New DPH director highlights street telehealth buprenorphine program, emphasis on connecting people into treatment
5169645 · March 17, 2025
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Summary
Two weeks into the job, Department of Public Health Director Tsai described street outreach observations and an on‑the‑street telehealth buprenorphine prescribing initiative; he said a mayoral executive directive will push departments to make treatment entry and connections easier while preserving syringe access.
Director Tsai told the commission he has spent his first two weeks meeting community partners, out with street teams and night navigators and observing city efforts to connect people with medical and behavioral health needs to treatment and housing.
Tsai described one…
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