| Organization |
Public Health Department (DPH).
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| Program |
Children's Environmental Health Promotion (CEHP): |
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1. Childhood Lead Prevention Program. |
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2. San Francisco Asthma Task Force. |
| Address |
1390 Market Street, Suite 230. San Francisco CA 94102 |
| Phone |
415-554-8930 |
| Fax |
415-554-8938 |
| Hours |
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday |
| Description |
With an emphasis on improving housing habitability, CEHP offers: |
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1. The Childhood Lead Prevention Program provides lead poisoning prevention education and outreach in collaboration with community agencies and programs that serve parents and children. Provides case management services for families and children identified with lead poisoning. Children with elevated lead levels are referred to an environmental investigator and public health nurses who visit the home to identify possible sources of lead, and to provide parent education and support to prevent further exposure. Maintains a surveillance unit responsible for collecting and analyzing data on all lead levels, both high and low. Provides environmental investigation in response to calls where children up to 72 months of age have potential for lead hazards. Identified lead hazards result in Order to Abate to property owner. Concerned callers should call extension 28. |
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2. The San Francisco Asthma Task Force is a legislated body charged by the Board of Supervisors to create a citywide response to the asthma epidemic. The Task Force membership comes from the following sectors: environmental epidemiology, tenants’ rights, housing management, environmental health, building inspection, public health, schools, parent associations, health education, clinical care, community activism, research and health policy. For more information, call extension 11. |
| Eligibility |
All ages depends on service requested. |
| Fee |
Free. |
| Application |
Call to schedule a presentation or for services. |
| Transportation |
Muni (Market Street lines) and BART/Muni Metro (Civic Center station). |
| Accessibility |
Yes. |
| Language |
Arabic, Cantonese, Filipino (Tagalog), Urdu, and Spanish. |
| Officer |
Karen Cohn, Program Manager. |
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