you know giving the motivation that kids have out of home i know myself i'm a fighter and i know sometimes, we have you know set of the we've got to keep away from drugs; right? having that motivation to support kids to make sure that we have the health education and values thank you. >> good evening, commissioners my name is brittany and i'm the government relation director for the american heart association thank you for your you the work to improve the curriculum for students in the district i'm here to share my so for the for a robust healthy curriculum it is easier for programs in the

community to be universal resources to support and enhance health education across the district one such program is hands on cpa it is the number one killer in san francisco and hands on carpal tunnel syndrome it is we know there are culture barriers around 9-1-1 whether a fear of a particular in front of your home or have a fear of adversarial frorpd we've learned there are unacceptable details in emergency responses time and evaporates and response times as depending on the zip code if you're a person of ancestor or low income or live on the

outskirts of san francisco like elderly do it is m 3 much longer for first responders to reach you i've had a couple of good communications with the board members thank you and we're happen to support this. >> good evening. i'm the parent of an eight grader and the reproductive of the aclu i'm here to focus on sexual health education with the aclu was the sponsor of the 3 bill that become laws and governors the hiv and aids prevention in california since we've passed the law we've insured it's implementation and seen across the state is similar to the

compelling presentation scapegoats can have great policies but it is indiscretely extremely an uneven implementation the instruction various from teacher to teacher and it means that students ended up not getting the instruction that the students need as we've heard sex education is important to look at the sex all gender and creates opportunity for the parents to it speak with their students at home wide support for the sex ed in schools 80 percent of parents support of the sex ed in schools but want to talk with their students at home as the a serious challenging

subject. >> good evening my name is sophia i'm the vice president of community services and education for planned parent holland hood i'm 2, 3, 4 support of the presentations and developing a structure to support a health education for all unified school district including the elementary school and hilda we've worked diligently to create a support for the health education for your scott taylor's students but one that supports our teachers to burger to implement this and create a solid structure for the elementary school and middle schools is essentially all the youth deserve an access to fax based health information we've had the privilege of working with san francisco unified school district the did you want and other organizations to

support the prelims of sex implementation and hope this excludes in the middle school thank you for your support. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. i'm jeff with the nonprofit i work with the succulence in the bay area with the sex east side programs it's been a pleased to watch san francisco coagulate through with the high school program i wanted to mirror some of the programs in the bay area sturlg with the same issues i'm hearing where to put sex ed not only the basics of the hiv and pregnant prevention but to address the sexual based harassment for lgbt youth and more and more district

are trying to find that the health in middle school to put the education the important thing that the education be funded there was state funds that come in the form of a lock grant and that the education be mandated one of the biggest things that the education in our school district it may or may not offend from a school site and the education be monitored and the teachers be trained thank you. >> good evening my name is maria i'm a bilingual teacher i've been teaching for 31 years and 24 in the education i've one or more many hats i've been a champion and in the presidio.org dozens of field trips and now

the corridor but one of the most regarding roles to be the health advocate for 31 any school i love working with any children you may or may not we serve many of the immigrants many have gone through a lot many of our students have not seen mire parents or been in school our immigrant frames are trying to make the ends meet to provide the best for the children as an immigrant myself i know how hard to adopt and learn about a new country i've worked to promote the wellness with the help of school help programs i've test and taught in the curriculum and help to write grants to promote grants or teach students to promote health and physical activities with mire colleagues

for the students and staff we serve the whole community with more than writing and math we try to work closely with our families so our students can feel welcome to this country and thrive in the same environment and health and education the right no to be discriminated things we take for grant are the areas we focus i urge you to support the school health programs. >> i understand you have a special relationship with with did superintendent. >> he trained me and. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello excuse my advice i'm getting over the flew i was trapped as a health indicator i've been mostly a high school

resource teacher and now a teacher on special assignment for the pure resources department so i have the pleasure of working with middle schoolers everyday and see they have so many questions in such fascinating things to say i can take 20 minutes and hear a pin drop for middle school that are wanting to touch their own sweet if they're onescy and ways to develop serotonin in their brains without drugs wyatt's that's one of the things that health education does it offers them an equality based social education that involves their minds and bodies and their

physical severs one of the things i've noticed not only can comprehensive health education involves the topic they're like i want to here will this and that and hear about drugs it covers the tops they don't royals they need to be covered like impervious and loss we are living in communities that is something without a comprehensive health education program we'll not be able to see so i hope you'll support program. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. i'm a death indicator with the health department of public health i've worked at the balboa center and i'm on the citizens advisory committee for some members that spoke earlier today i'm here to

read a statement from our director of family mravrp for the department of public health and for amy peterson our director of the health department primary care program for youth both wanted to be here but couldn't cancel their events an array of cb those to promote our health in the city we say a hack the educational goal to coordinate and strengthen health education in the high school in 2012 arngs a hack had nurses and administrators and others specialists to develop a curriculum called the we'll be ready in the justice framework and incorporates the framework

of the research on positive relationships and sex all development it was powder during the 2012, 2013 school year during the 2013-2014 they had other members to be ready district school wise it increases the number of finds they sought contraceptive we support the office to expand health education to the middle schools thank you very much. >> good evening my name is jan in a i'm a parent of a 12-year-old in hoefrl middle school and also a health keert for 20 years i want to speak as a parent of a 12-year-old it's a

crucial time she's not getting formal health education in the middle school roadway so i want to encourage and support not just improving but increasing the amount of a health education in our elementary school and middle school girls are getting their periods in eight grade many don't have adults to talk about what this they need a trained educators who are comfortable i started i my health indication contrary as an hiv educator in the late 80s and early 90s we'll show people how to put a condom on its very uncomfortable talking to my own

daughter so with all the experience i have i'm talking about those 20 years of talking about sex and sexuality i can't imagine the parents not having the knowing this is an equality and access issue i also want to state that this generation of youth is the first generation expected do live shorter lives than their parents so living the shorter lives than their parents due to confront diseases with are preventable and we have a role to make that statistic change. >> thank you some work welcome vice president. >> commissioner president murase susan solomon of the unit

educators of san francisco i want to thank you for the opportunity to commend the workers for the school wellness education in our schools i think there is general agreement we need to support health and wellness and wrap around services in our school but make sure we actually do it we make it a priority increasing and funding school health programs as i understand it is very grant driven and it's wonderful along the grants are coming back o coming through but what if they're not it's another area where we should look at the funding priorities because of what everyone has said for the need to support our educators in the classroom so they can shift this into their schedules. >> thank you i'm going to call i know we have

2 additional speakers and 8 additional additional. (calling names) >> if you could approach the podium. >> good evening, commissioners and commissioner president murase and superintendent carranza my name is hell lesson the coordinator of the practices depth and office of the people's services i'm here this evening to reiterate the great potential that exists for alignment between health education and several of the districts and states of the policies and adaptations in our own district mission we speak of providing a student with an equal opportunity by promoting both physical and mental health so that each student can achieve he or she maximum potential in the

schools resolution we talk about the extension of the implementation of implementation of the resources and practices and school wide intefrnl support in addition to the bio sensitive practices and the core waiver the school quality profit system emphasize the emotional skills as well as the cultural and clooiment so the curriculum can be brought into alignment and the compliments for example the standard four of the educational content standard for the enter personal consumption and it states the use of enter skills and health. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is anna i'm speaking as a committee member but the president of the board of initiative for youth when i saw

that the status of hiv and how the awareness has dropped i'm a disease control investigator 20 years with the hiv program in 99 i was in front of the board asking for support i worked with kim to do a study feasibility study to have a screening program in the high schools at that .20 percent of the high schools i'm disheartened to see that we're not investing in the health education we have a robust in the 90s i started in 89 during the epidemic so health we have the staff as a member of the community as a investigator we have to give the youth tools that's what they get tools for

the nutrition and i hope to retire in the next 5 to 10 years but to see the number has dropped is dishaefrpt it is totally unacceptable thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening my name is beatrice i'm one of the co-chairs of the community advocacy committee of the american heart association i'm here to ask for your our support of hands on crap carpenter carpenter it is important for the health curriculum insuring every high schooler is trained it impacts the diverse community insuring that everyone has access to immediate care awhile

awaiting frorpdz as a exploratorium of two high school students here in san francisco and being an member of thement - my grandkids will provide the necessary service or help that i will need in case of it happening not just me part of the neighbors that those too young adults will be prepared therefore i ask you integrate this skill into the sfuth health curriculum and should you need anymore information i echo with brittany said would we'll be more happen to help you with the research that is necessary for you to become for knowledgeable

on why we're pushing for this important service thank you very much. >> >> next speaker, please. >> >> i'm john a member of the board of directors of the health association and speaking on behavior the heart association and for the curriculum across the nation 20 other states made improvements the california medical association last december passed a resolution to support cpr education and the american society will vote on making cpr education universal as a surgeon over the years witnessed lives certified in the field for the life support and cpr making it a component of the system please consider

integrating this into the system thank you. >> thank you. >> good evening. i'm gladys and i'm a health educator i'm actually involved in the high school and middle school in implementing health education i was implementing the be real for english learners it game the experience of students not only learning the language but the concepts about the safeer sex and the testing sites they can access that are specifically designed for their population also i am implementing 9 lgbt q leadership program and that middle schools in san francisco

this creates the mental and social health unfortunately, we don't get to talk about publicity and that's a real need at this population but we have talking about the need of for lgbt inclusive and gender inclusive for this health program i say this because i have witnessed some things in the middle school level where students and teachers have sorry - that those concerns have been raised by teachers and students from a pregnancy scare to an open lgbt issue i know mr. chair was my high school principle

(laughter). >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm kathy the school coordinator for the he initiatives for youth i've been working and supporting our school health program and both doing peer education at atkins and in the middle school jr. school and helping to implement our lgbtq relationship at this presidio and james middle school and from the youth prospective we've been doing this our second year implementing the lgbtq program and there limping and on to having the conversation they just need that space those health educators and health teachers to know what in their talking about and confront

talking about it the firefighter we weren't quite sure but they're showing up we have a volunteerly lunch time and the second year we've had an increase in numbers and attendance and the youth are willing to have the on contestants it's important we have people that are comfortable having those conversations and who are as inclusive as possible. >> >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm alexander with the health inches one of the coordinators and had the pleasure of work with the health group that is happening in 7 holidays as well coordination around high schools i want to echo one of the comments i believe emmy mentioned in middle

school her teachers that provide publicity and education around the awkwardness i want to talk about the professional development so for the specialists for the health programs that's suggesting let's be real all of our health teachers with comprehensive and have a lot on their plate and rarely g does a math or history teacher dell district attorney with embarrassing information but health teachers there's going to think variance among those some will talk about the substance abuse but other it's sex but we believe those educators need the support and the specialists are related to

that thanks for your time. >> good evening thank you for your time i'll glad i get the final word a teacher on special assignment in the office of curriculum i'm a science specialist and previously i taught science together 0 through i'm here on behalf of the science team support of the plan the department for exultant support we're very much in support of this and currently our science team along with 18 middle school science teachers are planning for the science standards that will be sorry in order to meet the expectations of the next generation scientific standards the scientific core curriculum we'll be creating will need all one

hundred and 80 days of fiscal year for ceqa secondary scientific education in addition our current standard human body topics with only addresses in one school grades health and scientific don't go together so that's why health education needs to be a separate class in middle school students in middle school deserve a course with a civil teacher and that's a hard time in students lives they need anyone it have the difficult capitol hill's as a former middle school scientific teacher i value health education and felt a disservice to my students to try to squeeze in health science. >> is christina here in the

audience okay. thank you very much no further speaker cards i'd like to on up to discussion by my colleagues. >> commissioner wynns. >> so sorry it's great to get the update of such it is very important to me like everyone else trembling disappointed to hear about the students aware of the hiv and aids over this education and i remember when we were all working very, very hard to make sure that we developed a curriculum how it plays and make sure they got it i actually went and made presentations at the health conferences around the

presentation those tonight have highlight for all of us in a growing kind of tension we have between the time that we will have in the school and the resources we'll like to include and the instruction go forward to i'm asking that we since we're not going to resolve the issue tonight or this year i - while we have to work on that i'll also is the two things are a two proengd strategy to reverse and make it is important enough that it is more ubiquitous the instruction it something that all students