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Supervisors hear data and community pleas on health disparities; committee forwards resolution adopting Healthy People 2010 indicators
Summary
A committee hearing on June 9 examined stark health disparities in San Francisco—particularly among African Americans and Southeast sector residents—heard data from the Department of Public Health and extensive testimony from community providers urging budget commitments to prevention; the committee forwarded the resolution to the full Board.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee held a lengthy hearing on health disparities on June 9, focusing on racial and neighborhood gaps in mortality, chronic disease and access to care. Supervisor Sophie Maxwell framed the hearing around disproportionate health burdens in African American and other communities of color and invited Department of Public Health (DPH) staff and community partners to present data and policy responses.
Dr. Thomas Aragon of DPH reviewed conceptual frameworks and slides showing that African American men in San Francisco have substantially higher years of life lost and higher rates across most…
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