Vision
San Francisco Office of Health Equity advances the SFDPH vision of San Francisco becoming the healthiest place on earth, by supporting SFDPH to address health disparities & health inequities to protect and promote equitable health for all San Franciscans.
Mission
We advance health equity and transform systems by mobilizing community power through Collaborative leadership, data-driven decision-making, capacity building, and continuous improvement.
Our Approach to Advancing Health Equity
- We work collaboratively with internal and external partners to address the root causes of health disparities and inequities.
- We facilitate equity goal setting and monitor progress within SFDPH.
- We create equity tools to embed health equity considerations into SFDPH decision-making processes.
- We develop, implement and provide guidance on trainings, tools, practices, and policies within SFDPH to advance health equity.
Organizational structure
The Office of Health Equity works to advance equity in 4 focus areas: capacity building, supporting an equity culture, service quality improvements to reduce disparities and deepen community engagement, and to establish accountability for achieving change.
OHE staff also regularly partner with Equity Leads across 11 DPH Divisions. These divisions include Behavioral Health Services; Finance; Human Resources; Information Technology; Jail Health Services; Laguna Honda Hospital; Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health; Population Health; Primary Care; Whole Person Integrated Care; and Zuckerberg SF General.