To celebrate applause im calling it the neners. You know whats interesting . Ive been around city hall long enough to watch the nen awards grow and mature into what it is today. So, i also want to give a special shout out to daniel homesy who is the originator of this. Thank you, daniel. applause also i want to acknowledge his right hand christina palone, the new director, mon, Mayors Office Neighborhood Services over there in that corner. applause and for those of you that dont know, i represent district 10, thats the southeast neighborhoods. Thats bayview, thats potrero hill, visitacion valley, its a little hollywood, its dogpatch. It used to be the portola, half of it. My heart is still with you, but im glad like the speaker said, it is whole. And that is whats important, is that that neighborhood remains whole so that our city will be whole. You agree . [cheering and applauding] cheers so, a few years back there was this little idea to take back the bayview and really began to rewr
Ago. The second part is generous i just can not be supplemented by private funds some people it would appear to have received the knowledge that could topple its system consumes more. It opens doors for the dollar. Feeling. Race additional sweetness to the painting of Senior Management and child health agencies. He made the comment to make more reformation a couple ounces and some fallen tree helps because i bought these from disparate hate to see the opposition have strongly criticized the practice and trust that the situation with patients and other healthcare workers and sata and another patch of headlines on top of the damage this to some Senior Executives in some concrete hospitals and agencies funded by the heat to see. On their way into cabinet this morning the minister for expenditure in particular and also the cornish tour were forthright on the issue theres clearly no peep this but some in the and health sector. Much of the catholic should know exactly what people are paid. S
Ment network and that was to takethe opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of folks while theyre still with us. So, the Lifetime Achievement award is for someone we feel we should take this moment in time and thank in person for their contributions to the city. And i think we have this years winner epitomizes the kind of person that we should take the time to acknowledge and to go further into that id like to actually take a moment and invite now our supervisor district 8 malia cohen who would like to share her opening thoughts on this award. applause can i just tell you how good it feels to be up here, to look out to see all the people that make everything possible, that really makes San Francisco wonderful . And i just have got to give a special shout out. You knew i grew up in the portola for those that dont know. [cheering and applauding] right there at the intersection of silly man and colby, my parents still live there. Thats where it started for me. But tonight is a night
To all of you im joseph im the director of prime care for Homeless Services and urban higher or speaks louder you still cant hear me. Okay. Ive joseph with urban house thank you for coming distinguished gifts and staff and Community Partners and many, many other wlor here today. I cant believe were here and its so great to share this exist day with you and this exciting new chapter in Homeless Services and a principle care for our most Vulnerable Co citizens of San Francisco. Im very happy to have you all here. Ill make a Quick Program note there is a little reversible in the order just bear with us if it looks like the order is out of order. I wanted to color to the mike okay. I want to acknowledge what a shift this is what this day represents for us as a city as a Health Department and a clinic especially a clinic two clinics that came together to become one. Two clinics that were flagship clinics to provide high quality care and advocacy for our vulnerable residents. Weve been innov
Wear written up in tour guides. We continue to a provided exemplar dental services for those who are fengd that hiv and we continue to a have this beautiful space downstairs have a strong commitment to provide services in your offer 15 community sites. We have a wonderful office space o pet Treatment Program that brings recovery right into the preliminary care setting pr we are ahead of the curtain with Community Based primary care hepatitis care treatment and ahead of the hiv care and we co run a center of the obsolesce in the tenderloin. Through josh about 12 years ago we started or josh started the first Medication Adherence Program for people who are homeless or mentally ill and many people were written off because they were thought two disorganized to manage it and we said no, we, take care of those people and help them and that Program Continues clapping weve had integrated prim care and Behavioral Health before president obama thought about that. We have our psychiatry services.