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DPH releases 2023 Biennial Food Security and Equity Report, flags disparities and budget risk
Summary
DPH presented the first 2023 Biennial Food Security and Equity Report showing high rates of food insecurity among low-income San Franciscans, pronounced racial disparities for Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Black residents, more than $200 million invested in city food programs in FY22-23, and a projected $35 million reduction in funding for some programs.
The Department of Public Health presented the 2023 San Francisco Biennial Food Security and Equity Report to the Health Commission, outlining citywide food-program spending, population-level indicators from sample surveys and community recommendations to protect and strengthen food security.
Eric Chan (food security and equity planner, Office of Anti-Racism and Equity) and Kayla Plank (health program planner, Center for Data Science) said the report was required by ordinance passed June 30, 2021, and compiled contributions from several city departments and community partners. The presenters emphasized that no single citywide population-level measure of food insecurity exists, so the…
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