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Posted inGovernment & Politics, Health, Immigration, LGBTQ+, Social Justice
SF’s Transgender Residents Still Face Threats, Even in Sanctuary City
As the Trump administration attacks transgender rights and care, some who moved to San Francisco for protection face the very challenges they tried to flee.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, California, Government & Politics, Health
Looming Medicaid Cuts Threaten San Francisco’s Safety Net
Experts warn that federal funding reductions would jeopardize in-home support, block access to care and drive more patients to ERs.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Health, Hepatitis B: A ‘Silent Killer’
Hepatitis B Deaths in SF Decline but Case Rates Still High, New Report Shows
Chronic infection and deaths from the liver-ravaging hepatitis B virus declined in San Francisco from 2021 to 2023 but local case rates still exceeded the national average, the city Department of Public Health said in its first report on the disease in nearly a decade.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Health, Hepatitis B: A ‘Silent Killer’
Health Organizers in SF Build Model of Care for People Living With Chronic Hepatitis B
This episode of our “Civic” podcast explores the history of health professionals, city leaders and community advocates in San Francisco working together to improve education and outreach around hepatitis B, including how to reduce transmission and treat chronic infection.
Posted inAging, City Hall, Health, HIV & AIDS, LGBTQ+
Medicaid and Other Cuts Threaten Older LGBTQ+ Adults in SF
The Trump administration is attacking LGBTQ+ rights nationwide, and San Francisco has declared itself sanctuary city for transgender people. But even as the city anticipates an influx of newcomers, older trans adults already living here face discrimination and threats to their health as the federal government cuts funding for crucial programs and erases data about their demographic groups.
Advocates expect LGBTQ+ seniors in particular to be negatively affected by the gutting of Medicaid, funding cuts at every level, and the erasure of key data focused on gender identity and sexual orientation. San Francisco’s population of older adults has been growing rapidly, which strains limited resources.
Posted inCommunity, Environment, Health
New Air Quality Monitoring App Aims to Protect Students in Polluted Bay Area Communities
A new app aims to provide school administrators and teachers in these communities with real-time data that can help them protect students from harmful air pollution. When air quality is especially poor, teachers might keep kids inside during recess or a coach might cancel or move a sports team practice, said Kristina Hill, an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Hill developed the tool in collaboration with Charisma Acey, also an associate professor at UC Berkeley, and a focus group of advocates from five Bay Area communities with high levels of air pollution.
The app offers an interactive map where Bay Area residents can see hourly readings of the air quality in their area. It draws on the existing PurpleAir monitor network but adds key improvements like correcting for errors caused by fog and combining data from multiple monitors to paint a clearer picture of air quality in a neighborhood.
Posted inCommunity, Health, Hepatitis B: A ‘Silent Killer’, Social Services
Researchers Seek Hepatitis B Cure as Trump Slashes Health Agency Funding
The Trump administration’s efforts to slash medical research funding threaten progress toward a cure for hepatitis B. Its proposed budget calls for $1.8 billion in cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the elimination of all federal funding for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, along with additional cuts to the Food and Drug Administration, which has final say on approving new drugs and treatments. The cuts are just the latest in a series of hurdles that researchers and clinicians face in managing hepatitis B infections in the United States.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Health, Homelessness
SF Has a Chance to Reinvent Its Mental Health Care System
Over the next year, San Francisco must examine and potentially redesign its system of behavioral health care, with input from the public. Some experts see this as an opportunity to improve services.