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Health Commission approves SF Public Health Foundation gifts to support clinic supplies and Food‑as‑Medicine program
Summary
The commission approved a series of resolutions authorizing DPH to accept and expend in‑kind and cash gifts from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation to support clinic supplies and the Food‑as‑Medicine Collaborative, including in‑kind food donations totaling roughly $367,180 and $368,000 for different fiscal years.
The San Francisco Health Commission approved four resolutions authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend gifts from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation to support clinical supplies and the Food‑as‑Medicine Collaborative.
Finance staff explained that the controller’s office asked the department to amend some prior resolutions to clarify that donations include both cash and in‑kind contributions. Commissioners moved and seconded the amendments and subsequent resolutions and took no public comments on the items.
Staff identified a $367,180 in‑kind food donation to support food pharmacies at DPH clinics to address nutrition insecurity (described during discussion as resolution 24‑09) and a FY2025 in‑kind donation of about $368,000 for the same Food‑as‑Medicine Collaborative (described as resolution 24‑10). Commissioners asked clarifying questions about how many clinics currently host “food pharmacies”; the director of primary care (Blake Gregory) said the program operates at a handful of clinics (“less than half a dozen”) and that DPH is analyzing the model to optimize and expand it.
The Health Commission approved the listed resolutions by voice vote. No roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript; commissioners indicated assent with “aye.” The motions were approved during the meeting and will be transmitted to the Board of Supervisors per city procedures.
