Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
New DPH director outlines street outreach, telehealth prescribing and mayoral directive to expand access to treatment
Summary
Department of Public Health Director Mark Tsai described street-team telehealth prescribing pilots, efforts to streamline pathways into treatment and a mayoral executive directive emphasizing access to treatment, beds and connections to syringe services during his first weeks on the job.
Department of Public Health Director Mark Tsai used his director’s report on Monday to summarize observations from his first two weeks and to describe several operational efforts the department is pursuing, including street-team telehealth prescribing, efforts to make treatment pathways clearer and a mayoral executive directive with citywide implications.
Tsai said he had spent time with street navigation teams and night navigators and that the department has initiated an on-the-street telehealth prescribing program able to connect people directly to prescribers for buprenorphine initiation.…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
