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Health commission declares incarceration a public-health issue, approves resolution and plans working group
Summary
The San Francisco Health Commission unanimously approved a resolution framing incarceration as a public-health issue and directing DPH to catalogue programs, form a working group with community partners and provide updates; dozens of public commenters supported prevention, diversion and reentry investment.
The San Francisco Health Commission voted to adopt a resolution recognizing incarceration as a public-health issue and to develop an interdivisional work plan that catalogs existing department programs, identifies gaps and invites community and partner feedback.
Deputy Director Navina Bava and Dr. Lisa Pratt briefed commissioners on the resolution's scope, which covers prevention, treatment, jail health services and reentry supports. Bava said the department will "take an internal catalog of all of the programs that are working on the risk…
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