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We are part of the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Our mission is to promote health and to prevent disease and injury in San Francisco. While a spectrum of prevention programs exists throughout the Department and within our Branch, we are modeling an approach to prevention that changes the societal context in which disease and injury occur (called the "environmental" approach). To be effective, this approach depends upon the active involvement of the community.
Our staff consists of supervisory senior health educators, M.P.H.-level health educators, and B.A.-level assistant health educators. All have years of community service. We also have health workers, an epidemiologist, a clinical consultant, and seasoned secretarial staff.
Our Community Health Education Section (CHES) constitutes the main part of the Community Health Promotion & Prevention Branch. CHES staff embrace the mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, most clearly articulated in the 2002 Strategic Plan, Goal 2, "Promote Health and Prevent Disease and Injury." CHES focuses on primary prevention, emphasizing strategies, alliances, and interventions that change the physical and socioeconomic environment in which we live. CHES's approaches, theories, and practice are grounded in the core public health functions of prevention and social justice, and involve residents in the diagnosis of problems, assessment of strengths and resources, and the implementation of solutions.
30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 2300
San Francisco, California 94102
Tel: 415-581-2400, Fax: 415-581-2490
temporary:
This is a draft in progress that will replace our current and outdated portion of the DPH website . These pages will reflect what it is that we're trying to do here. The aim is to finish this site during January so that it can be moved to the DPH site. The look of the site may change somewhat. (If this type is too small, you can view it in a larger size...go to the view menu in your browser.) Our Web Master can help us with the final appearance.
An earlier, aborted attempt at this revision can be found here.
This organization (five choices on left) seems user friendly. It does away with the many choices on top that previously mixed risk factors, populations, and outcomes.