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San Francisco Department of Public Health launches Office of Health Equity to make race‑conscious reforms
Summary
Dr. Ayanna Bennett outlined a new Office of Health Equity to coordinate racial‑equity work across DPH, add staff, establish governance, and scale programs that have narrowed disparities (including hypertension control for Black patients). Commissioners asked for measurable dashboards and written follow‑up.
Dr. Ayanna Bennett, newly named director of the Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity, told the commission that the office will consolidate existing equity work, add staff and formal governance, and focus on systemic policy changes to reduce racial disparities in health.
"You already know that equity is a true north," Bennett said, outlining a three‑pronged mission: health equity, workforce and workplace equity, and direct programming such as HOPE SF and a community doula program. She said the office adds two full‑time equivalents to existing staff and will also support equity leads in each DPH section.
Bennett described an infrastructure that includes an equity governing…
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