Where Science Meets Community. Bridge HIV, SFDPH. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the San Francisco Dept. of Public Health (SFDPH).
"If you are willing and ready to participate, it's a huge contribution and you can be a real hero"--Dr. Grant Colfax, Director, SF Dept of Public Health.
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“If you eliminate us in the data, you have effectively eliminated us for the allocation of resources.” --Abigail Echo-Hawk, Director, Urban Indian Health Institute. nyti.ms/3jDLf3l
If we do not design science and health care that benefits everyone, the enduring legacy of the pandemic will continue to be its terrible racial inequities. nbcnews.to/34Bkic3
So far, the fire has burned more than 500 square miles — an area 11 times the size of San Francisco — and has destroyed nearly 900 structures and threatens 30,000 more. bit.ly/32jOS7m
COVID-19 Prevention, but make it San Francisco.
Check out this article to learn more about the tech gadgets that may play a role in stopping COVID-19.
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⚠️Dangerous heat continues today through next week or #NorCal. Please practice heat safety during this #heatwave!
💧Stay hydrated
🏠Remain in air conditioned buildings
👵Check on sensitive groups
🚫Do not leave children & pets in vehicles
#CAwx#CAheat
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"HIV is a chronic disease, just like high blood pressure or diabetes."
No it's not.
You don't have to worry about being abandoned by friends and family after disclosing your blood pressure or sugar status to them.
We’ve now had over 100,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in Alabama. It’s going to take all of us to beat this virus.
Wear your mask, social distance and stay home when you can. Now is not the time to let up! #MaskUpAL
"If you are willing and ready to participate, it's a huge contribution and you can be a real hero"--Dr. Grant Colfax, Director, SF Dept of Public Health.
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#Inequity is a #publichealth issue.
The NYPD's budget is $6,000,000,000.
That's more than the city spends on health, homelessness, youth development and work force development combined. (source: @Public_Citizen)
This obscenity called racism is simply unacceptable and we, at Bridge HIV, cannot remain silent. We want to be clear where we stand and state unequivocally that *Black Lives Matter*.
“San Francisco is a model for the rest of the nation.” --David C. Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m…
We wanna say congrats and THANK YOU to The STUD for holding it down so hard. Keeping the San Francisco Queer Nightlife scene alive and authentic! datebook.sfchronicle.com/ent…
Nearly 12 years to the day after the first patient known to be cured, a feat that researchers have long tried, and failed, to duplicate - a second patient appears to have been cured of infection with HIV. nytimes.com/2019/03/04/healt…
The U.S. South continues to be the epicenter for the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic. Over half (54%) of all new HIV diagnoses occur in the South despite the region representing only 38% of the total U.S. population.... youtube.com/watch?v=vKWksAvo…