Tenderloin is unique neighborhood where geographically place in downtown San Francisco and on every Street Corner have liquor store in the corner it stores pretty much every single block has a liquor store but there are impoverishes Grocery Stores im the cocoordinated of the Healthy Corner store collaboration close to 35 hundred residents 4 thousand are children the medium is about 23,000 a year so a low Income Neighborhood many new immigrants and many people on fixed incomes residents have it travel outside of their neighborhood to assess fruits and vegetables it can be come senator for seniors and hard to travel get on a bus to get an apple or a pear or like tomatoes to fit into their meals my my name is ryan the cocoordinate for the tenderloin healthy store he coalition we work in the neighborhood trying to support Small Businesses and improving access to healthy produce in the tenderloin that is one of the most neighborhoods that didnt have access to a full Service Grocery store and we california together out of the meeting held in 2012 through the Major Development center the survey with the corners stores many stores do have access and some are bad quality and an overwhelming support from Community Members wanting to utilities the service spas we decided to work with the Small Businesses as their role within the community and bringing more Fresh Produce produce cerebrothe neighborhood their compassionate about creating a healthy environment when we get into the work they rise up to leadership. The Different Stores and assessment and trying to get them to understand the value of having Healthy Foods at a reasonable price you can offer people fruits and vegetables and healthy produce they cant afford it not going to be able to allow it so thats why i want to get involved and we just make sure that there are alternatives to people can come into a store and not just see cookies and candies and potting chips and that kind of thing hi, im cindy the director of the a preif you believe program it is so important about Healthy Retail in the low Income Community is how it brings that health and hope to the communities i worked in the tenderloin for 20 years the difference you walk out the door and there is a bright new list of fresh fruits and vegetables some place you know is safe and welcoming it makes. Huge difference to the whole environment of the community what so important about retail environments in those neighborhoods it that sense of dignity and Community Safe way. This is why it is important for the neighborhood we have families that needs healthy have a lot of families that live up here most of them fruits and vegetables so thats good as far been doing good. Now that i had this this is really great for me, i, go and get fresh fruits and vegetables it is healthy being a diabetic youre not supposed to get carbons but getting extra food a all carbons not eating a lot of vegetables was bringing up my whether or not pressure once i got on the program everybody o everything i lost weight and my Blood Pressure came down helped in so many different ways the most important piece to me when we start seeing the Business Owners engagement and their participation in the program but how proud to speak that is the most moving piece of this program yes economic and social benefits and so forth but the personal pride Business Owners talk about in the program is interesting and regarding starting to understand how theyre part of the larger fabric of the community and this is just not the corner store they have influence over their community. It is an owner of this in the department of interior i see the great impact usually that is like people having especially with a small family think liquor store sells alcohol traditional alcohol but when they see this their vision is changed it is a small Grocery Store for them so they more options not just beer and wine but Healthy Options good for the business and good for the community i wish to have more [applause] [applause] wow, i got to say, i am really honestly overwhelmed with gratitude to all of you. This has been a tough time for our city. We know that every single day when we are out there talking about the people who are really putting their lives on the line, those people are all of you. Showing up to this hospital, doing the important work, reassuring people that things are going to be okay, putting yourself and your families at jeopardy. Its hard to really put into words what you all have done to help save lives for people in this city. I think i am a little overwhelmed right now because i never expected when i became mayor to be dealing with the pandemic. Im sure that none of you ever thought we would ever see Something Like this happen, ever. We read about it in the history books. We know that San Francisco and with ucsf and the technology and everything that weve done to combat Infectious Diseases in the past, theres no way that Something Like this could have even been possible. Here we are and here you are showing up every single day, taking care of people that cant take care of themselves. I know that in some ways its been more difficult because there were a lot of things that we couldnt provide you with that you needed. We remember the early conversations around p. P. E. We remember the things that you asked for in order to take care of and support your patients. It was so difficult that fight to get you the resources you need in order to not only support and protect your patients, but to protect yourself. You still came to work everyday. You still showed up for the people of San Francisco. Im just again a little overwhelmed right now because when we talk about essential workers, there are a lot of folks that we have been thanking. You all are really the front line workers. You all are really the people that we are counting on to help guide us through this pandemic. In addition to what we see happening all over the country. You know, after George Floyds death, every time there is a death of an African American man at the hands of law enforcement, it keeps taking me back. It takes me back to my cousin who i lost. It takes me back to kids i helped raise in the community. It takes me back so on top of this global pandemic, we have this uprising like something again i never thought i would ever see as an African American woman. I never thought i would see the day when people could really understand the level of racism that we constantly deal with and i still deal with as mayor of this city. [applause] the fact is through all of this, through all of this stuff that is hard to deal with, i still have hope. I have hope. I have faith. I have hope and i have faith because you all show up to support people who need it the most. I have faith in people. I have faith that out of this talent, out of this struggle, the very best of us is emerging. Because of that, we are going to be a better city. Because of you, we are a better city. Because of your support, your love, your advocacy, everything that you bring, your heart and soul to the work that you do for people, we are a better city. So i know this is a tough time for all of us. I know this was more, suppose to be more of a pep rally as an expression of appreciation to all of you for what you have done to help this city get through this. I know that because of you we are in a good place. I know that we still have a ways to go. Im sure some of you see the numbers recently and the surge as we try to reopen and get back to the normal. Just yesterday, we seen an increase in the numbers by over 100 new patients. What that sadly means is that our plans for monday to reopen a number of businesses and places that we have committed to. Those plans will be put on pause because what we dont want to happen. What we dont want to happen is we dont want this hospital to get overwhelmed with patients. I know the last thing you all want to see is somebody walk up to that door and get turned away because you want to help. The last thing i want to make the last thing i want to happen is to put you in a situation where you cant help. So were going to have to dial it back. Were going to have to dial it back because of what we see with the data. Were going to have to dial it back because i want to make sure that if we have to help somebody, we can help somebody, that were prepared for that. I know that, that is the most important thing to every Single Person here. So with that, i want to again express my gratitude. Thank you for hanging in there for us. Thank you to the people who can retire, that have not retired because you want to help us. Thank you to so many of the African American employees who we know are dealing with challenges and struggles and as i said to you brenda, we are committed to making real change to support the African American community in this city. [applaus [applause] thank you to the doctors, the nurses, to the clinicians, to the people who are cleaning the halls of this place, to the people who are the social workers, to all the outreach workers, to the h. R. Folks, to the various supervisors, to the technicians, to those of you showing up everyday for the people of San Francisco. When we talk about gratitude, words are inadequate. They are all we have at this time. So i want to express my deep appreciation for the work that you have done and will continue to do because we are not out of the woods yet. We need you. So we need to do a better job as a city to up lift you and support you in the work that you do every single day. That is why im here. Im here to express my support. Im here to express things will be really hard for us both as we deal with this pandemic and other challenges that our city faces, but i appreciate you all being there. I appreciate your commitment. I appreciate your support. Were going to get through this together. So thank you, thank you, thank you, to all the essential workers. Thank you. [applause] i also think i had a certificate i did i have a certificate no . Good. Last but not least, let me just Say Something that is really important. Its important that you take care of yourself. We put in place a number of resources. Take care of your physical and your Mental Health because that is so critical. When i think about what you have to do everyday, sometimes you have to take a moment and pause, even if you need to go in a quiet place alone. I am doing the best i can to take care of myself. I get my sleep. I drink my water, i get my exercise. If im not in a good place, if im not healthy physically and mentally, then i cant take care of the people that im here to take care of. So i want you to take care of yourselves because this is not a sprint. This is a marathon. After we get through this, were going to look back and were going to tell some stories about what we experienced in the police myst of all this and how we came through. Some of you were around during the aid crisis. Some of you worked at a time where so many doors were closed to San Francisco. This became the epicenter of that crisis. Look at where we are. Look at how far we come. We have been a leader in getting to zero. We have seen the numbers decline to levels that we never anticipated possible. So if we can get through that, we can get through anything. Well get through this pandemic. Well get through thisening whi which this challenging time and as a result we will emerge stronger than we ever have been before. So again, thank you all so much. Enjoy your workday. Stay healthy, stay safe, and thank you, thank you, thank you. [applause] good afternoon. Thank you mayor breed. Im the director of health for the city and county of San Francisco. I wanted to thank the mayor for her leadership during these unprecedenteded times and for making San Francisco a leader in how we address the covid19 pandemic. Early on as we first saw the frightening and fast growing effects of this new virus, we immediately started making preparations for what we knew would need to be an enormous and Critical Response here in San Francisco. The s. F. G. Emptied beds to make room for a coming surge. The patients we knew, you knew would eventually come. I. C. U. S were readied, supplies ordered, staff prepared. This hospital, the s. F. G. Led other San Francisco hospitals in a coordinated an unified citywide effort. These preparations allowed us to meet the needs of our communit. , hospital beds in critical care, testing, guidance, and modeling safe behaviors. Im especially happy to see everyone with Face Coverings here. The s. F. G. Also gave us early and critically Important Information about the disproportionate impact that covid was and is having on the citys latinx patients. That has helped us focus all our efforts on Effective Community outreach and testing of those most vulnerable to the virus, not only here in the mission, but in other parts of the city, including the bay view and the tenderloin. We wont let this virus or any pandemic keep us from our mission to build healthcare equity in San Francisco. It is appropriate that we would be here during essential workers week. What happens everyday at zuckerberg is the very highest degree of essential work for our city. This is true not only during the covid19 pandemic, but as the mayor said, it was true during the h. I. V. Epidemic. It was true when i trained here with many of you in the e. R. , in 5a, building 5, 20 to 15 years ago. It was true when many of our families, including my family, when i was little, got care here at zuckerberg San Francisco general hospital. From the bottom of my heart, i thank each and every one of you. The s. F. G. Has cared for about a third, a third of all Covid Patients in the city. Patients from other counties in need as well. Not only caring for the sick, but caring for other essential workers too. While the clinicians do so much of the work here, there are many others on the front lines, keeping the hospital and the city functioning well. Environmental service workers, food and nutrition workers, engineers, information technology, patient financial services, nor is this just an effort at this hospital. There are many other department of Public Health, d. P. H. Essential workers at laguna hospital, our outpatient clinics, behavioral health, healthcare workers working everyday in hotels to keep people safe and off the streets and the case in contacting workers. The workers who are helping us find new cases and support people who are at risk for the disease. This is truly a comprehensive, a united and effective team. While today we have the news that we have some increase in cases, our case rate is increasing and were going to need to take a pause in our reopening, again, following the data, science, and facts. Together we will emerge from this challenging pandemic stronger and unified more than ever before. I would add my sincere appreciation for all of you who work here, absolutely essential everyone. Thank you, thank you so much. [applause] it is my pleasure to introduce dr. Susan, the c. E. O. Of the hospital. [applause] it is such an incredible privilege to be here with you a all, not just since the beginning of the pandemic but everyday that ive been at this hospital, its been such an honor. I have been so humbled to serve with you and to be in this very privileged position i am in. On behalf of the s. F. G. And all 6,000 people that work here, i want to thank you so much mayor and dr. Colfax for your support. The work we do here is incredibly hard and yet its so grad gratifying and its made more gratifying by the incredible support that we have by our leaders and i dont take that granted at all. Were privileged to have it. I cant tell you how much we appreciate your remarks and the steadfast and unwavering support for all of us in the work that we do. Our staff, us, i look around and i see people who have dedicated many years, entire careers, have paused their retirements to continue work for us and everything you do for this city and the people who live here just means an incredible amount. From the very beginning of this pandemic, our staff has been on the front lines everyday, no matter what you do, if its taking care of patients, keeping the hospitals clean and safe for patients, visitors and staff, fe feeding people, testing, opening new units. The creative ways you do them has been endless in the past three months. The importance of the work, the quality of the work, the amount of work, not to mention the pace has been nothing, nothing short of heroic. Its an amazing team and again im so proud to be a part of it. This team is sporting an incredibly beautiful recognition of the work you do and i just want to thank you mayor brooed breed for bringing this to us and recognizing you. Thank you everyone. [applause] well thank you again. We will move forward together. Please as the mayor said, take care of yourself. Were in the second inning of a long game here. While we all hope there will be more effective treatments and vaccine as soon as possible, it will take a while. So please, we all, as healthcare providers, youre wired to do everything you can for everyone else. Make sure you look inside. Make