Public Health
SAN FRANCISCO —
(SAN FRANCISCO) Chinese Hospital, the oldest and the only non-profit community-owned hospital serving the Chinese community in the country, celebrates its 125th birthday in 2024.
(SAN FRANCISCO) While Asian healthcare professionals declared May 2024 as National Hepatitis Awareness Month, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced more than $3 million state grants that have been awarded to Asian health organizations in San Francisco for the Hepatitis B Demonstration Project.
(SAN FRANCISCO) In an effort to save more lives from the upcoming influenza season and COVID, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) has hosted a series of vaccination events across the country to educate the Asian community on the significance of getting vaccinated.
(SAN FRANCISCO) Covered California was in partnership with Chinese Community Health Plan (CCHP) hosting a Community Health Fair on December 9 in Bayview to reach out to two largest minorities in the neighborhood, the African and Asian communities.
- San Francisco Real-Time Investigation Center (RTIC) equipped with drones and advanced technologies now fully operates to help keep the city safe
- The community blessed for two Chinese American Police Chiefs in a row to lead San Francisco Police Department
- Opinion: My concerns about negative impact of road constructions to traffic and communities in SF’s Chinatown and Sunset
- Tech entrepreneur & political advisor Saikat Chakrabarti runs for Congress to fill Nancy Pelosi’s House seat
- Kenneth Binder appointed as San Mateo County Sheriff for a 3-year term
- U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi to retire in Jan 2027 after 40 years in Congress representing San Francisco
- Covered California annual open enrollment runs through Jan. 31, 2026 for health insurance with subsidies for most enrollees
- New federal and state rules on eligibility of public benefits to affect undocumented, non-citizen immigrants from Jan. 1, 2026
