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DPH Office of Health Equity reports staffing and data gains, warns REAP requires prioritization
Summary
The Department of Public Health—s Office of Health Equity outlined progress on the Racial Equity Action Plan, data standardization, and staffing expansion from 5 toward 15 positions, while commissioners pressed for realistic priorities and Gantt‑style timelines given vacancies and competing demands.
Dr. Ayanna Bennett, chief health equity officer at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, briefed the Health Commission Oct. 4 on the Office of Health Equity—s progress and challenges in implementing the department—s Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP).
Bennett described four core OHE functions — equity culture, capacity building, outcomes, and accountability — and outlined near‑term deliverables: a disparities dashboard and disparity report, a community survey pilot, affinity group guidance, a health equity impact assessment for contracts, and plans to standardize race/ethnicity/language data across DPH…
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