commissioner should be sufficiently independent from the mayor s office. i have heard different speakers here mentioned they moved from one commission to the other end as an average public citizen, it makes me feel little uneasy. kind of reminds me in the business world where board of directors in a certain sense serve different companies and the kind of manipulate the situation. also i would like the next incoming health commissioner to issue a written statement opposing retaliation against department of public health whistle-blowers and the reason why i say that is because i have firsthand experience in it and i would like to mention upcoming court cases and clout involving laguna honda hospital. supervisor kim: thank you. david schneider. health care is an extremely important part of human-rights. i want to say two things briefly that is perhaps a little beyond the scope here but within your general topic. one is that i was reviewing some of the oral arguments of the s
she is someone who believes that health and equal access to health is a basic human right and this is something that she has always brought forth even on the human rights commission as someone with no insurance. i think it is important to have people with this type of mind- set on setting policy. thank you. fo good afternoon. i am the director of the center for excellence in transgendered health. i have known cecilia chung for years. also in her role as a board member at api wellness center and other organizations including the san francisco sf team which was an advocacy organization that was responsible for establishing the trans march and establishing programs for transgendered people. more broadly, beyond the work she does with transgendered communities, i am proud of her. i have seen her advocate for immigrants on a daily basis. it has been my pleasure to invite her to the plenary sessions, a luncheon plenary at the u.s. conference on aids and also had her involved with
that is worthy social workers and district nurses would work to try to create a comprehensive plan or a safety net for that person at school. the teachers or whatever, is there some kind of education? we are working within the hearts program, and we have provided professional development to a number of our schools. the most recently, the staff is high-school based, and most of the focus has been around the under children. all of our well as staff has received about 12 hours of professional development and students affected by,, how to go back and provide professional development to teachers on what to look for in the classroom. and we re doing that with the other great levels as well. finally, i have a question for stephanie. one of you to. i was wondering, why cognitive based therapy? are there other options provided? or approaches? of the reason for the coveted and behavioral service pitches, it is used on the children because that is what the staff is trained and a