This legislation initiates a hearing to evaluate San Francisco's efforts to combat childhood obesity in children under 18, including funding and programs related to this issue. It also requests a report from relevant city departments on data regarding childhood obesity from 2015 to 2020.
Hearing to review the City and County of San Francisco's response to actively address and minimize childhood obesity among children under the age of 18 and to examine what type of funding and programming are aimed at this issue; including to examine data related to the prevalence of childhood obesity spanning the prior five years (2015-2020); and requesting the Department of Children Youth and Their Families, San Francisco Unified School District, and Department of Public Health to report.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to address childhood obesity in San Francisco, prompted by rising rates and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supervisor Hillary Ronen introduced a hearing to review the City and County of San Francisco's response to childhood obesity among children under 18, examining funding and programming aimed at this issue.
The committee referred the hearing matter to the Department of Children Youth and Their Families, San Francisco Unified School District, and Department of Public Health for reporting.
The committee held a hearing to discuss childhood obesity, where various stakeholders, including the San Francisco Unified School District, presented their current programs and policies.
Community members and organizations, including the Shape Up SF Coalition, expressed support for the hearing and emphasized the need for preventive measures against childhood obesity.
The Clerk of the Board noted that the matter remains active, indicating ongoing interest and potential future actions.
The Clerk of the Board filed the matter as inactive pursuant to Rule 3.41, indicating a pause in legislative activity regarding this issue.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
