means not only honoring the works of women in history, but also the works of women that have affected our lives today. >> for me one of the many important people in my life or more specifically one of the many important women in my life would be my mother. she continues to ensure that food is brought to the table and continues to provide me with the best with what we have as a low income family. and throughout the journey of supply hope info, i would say she has been my number one greatest supporter. she is constantly sharing our project with her friends and family and celebrating even the littlest things. >> in history there are countless women who have sacrificed their lives for their families and these efforts go unnoticed. and i think that women's history

month we should highlight not only the amazing works that women have made a difference in society, but we should also recognize all the work that all our mothers have contributed to our families. to be honored by mayor breed for this year's women's history month is truly incredible. our city is truly honored to have a female woman of color as our mayor. when lana and i started supply hope info, we kind of saw it as a way to support even a small amount of students with the funds that we have or that we had, and we would have never imagined that it would grow into something that it is today. and i think that the mayor's award is not just directed towards lana and i. i think it acts as a reminder to the nearly 2,000 students that

supply hope info has supported that there is support out there and there is support in our community. i am truly humbled by this honor and again, i want to thank mayor breed, for this amazing honor. >> although supply hope info supports low income students of all demographics, we hope that supply hope info's story and injury journey inspires one other young woman to start a project of their own. lana and i started supply hope info with points on a google document and a lot of idea and brainstorming. and i think that -- and i hope that our story continues to inspire even one other young woman to set their mind to a plan if they have a plan that they want to go with. set your mind to it and with

hard work and dedication, you will succeed. lastly, i just wanted to extend a huge thank you to our community and all of our supporters. throughout the supply hope info journey, there were so many wonderful women who have stepped up and donated to supply hope info and showed their support. and i think this just goes to show how strong our community can be when we come together. again, we thank you for all of your support, and special, special thank you to mayor breed for this amazing honor. >> i would like to begin by welcoming everyone who is a part of this women's history month ceremony. my name is lana nyguen. i was born and raised in the tenderloin district of san francisco and grew up as a low income student. i constantly felt the impacts of my family's financial struggle and at times didn't even think higher education was a possibility, so i would like to

send a warm thank you to mayor london breed for the honor of women's history month as it is something i would have never expected in a million years. april of last year, 2020, i co-founded supply hope info, a passion project aimed to mitigate educational disparities. and i am so proud to say that within less than a year, we have supported almost 2,000 in-need students, raised over $40,000, and shared our mission globally. throughout this, i have received unconditional support from my friend, family, teachers and community. they have truly changed my life. now i view my future as one filled with possibilities. i continue to be inspired by all the women around me who are pushing our generation forward. as i enter the next few major years of my life, i hope to continue to be representation for young females in my community. i am excited for the future of supply hope info and the future

of women across the world. thank you again to my community, the department on the status of women, and mayor london breed. >> congratulations, suannah and lana. i look forward to seeing all you accomplish in the future. our final hon north koreaee is a health care professional and daughter of an immigrant who has dedicated her career to serving our latino and underserved communities xhunts. she has worked closely with the latino task force to expand testing services within the community and provide services for people who tested positive for covid-19. throughout her time at ucsf, she has done incredible research on infectious diseases and helped hundreds of people living with h.i.v. because of health care professionals like her, we are finally seeing the light at the end of this pandemic. please join me in congratulating

our final honoree, dr. corrina marquez. >> first of all, i wanted to thank mayor breed and the san francisco department of the status of women for this recognition. it is such an honor. so what does women's history month mean to me? for me it is a time to celebrate and honor the great women leader, scientists, community activist, and other role models who spoke their mind and fought for and are fighting daily for gender equality and the help of their communities. the ones who didn't give up and paved the way for me, my six-year-old daughter, and countless of other women and girls and toward an equitable society or past there. and i will also said that women's history month this year is different for me and for many. i think we're in the middle of a pandemic, and a pandemic that has disproportionately affected

persons of color and women. we've bore the brunt of job loss and changes in care giving needs, and this is a different time. and so i wanted to just reflect on that. as an infectious doctor a latina doctor, i, like so many of our health care professionals, rose to the occasion and immediately wanted to serve our community and our patients. i will never forget how quickly the world changed in the first few months nearly a year ago. for me it was first seeing that 80% of our patients in the i.c.u. or in the hospital with covid were at san francisco general were latinos. most essential workers like my dad who is a house painter or families of essential workers. and these vast inequities, we all knew were there, but this hit hard, and it was hard and we got working quickly. we knew action was needed.

and while the time was hard, i would say one of the brightest spots of the last year and part of my life was the privilege to step out of the walls of the hospital and partner with community leaders from the latino task force for covid-19. the majority of whom in the leadership were women. and to work with them to enact change and to respond to the need of the community and improve equitable access to covid-19 testing and response services and now vaccines. and while not the most mrufl -- and one of the most beautiful parts was the multigenerational teams of women working together, learning together, empowering each other, working on designing outreach to registering people for vaccines, community and elders and high school students all there working together and learning from each other. and to find out about many community leaders and at the

same time i had the opportunity to mentor many latino premedical students and students from the mission district and excelsior and this intergenerational mentorship was so criteriaal in empowering women, women of color, and really inspiring. so i have to as i am thinking about this month, of course i'm thinking about all the structural changes and mentorship that are needed in critical to advancing equity. i grew up in l.a. my parents had me when they were young. my mom's side of the family has a fantastic history of strong women who immigrated from armenia. and my father grew up in mexico and has a fantastic history of strong women on that side. and my parents and grandparents are always continue to inspire me. i am the first person in my family to go to college and to

become a doctor and physician-scientist, and there i will be the first toed a mitt there were sometimes when i felt like i didn't belong in academia. but i owe my path to my family and my mentor, including my division chief diane havler, and my peer, without whom i would haven't got enhere and wouldn't take no for an answer and thought outside the box. i hope to provide guidance to the next generation. as a latina physician improving equity in stem and the physician work force is such a priority for me. so i am lucky to work on this in two ways. as the associate director for the center for aids research, part of my job and passion is ensuring that cis and trans women are represented in research. and that we are forming research design and represented among

faculty and doctors. and then improving equity in the physician workforce is a top priority and making the structural changes needed and ensuring that the mentorship is there. there is a vast disparity in representation among doctors, especially in the u.s. and california. and just as an example, latinos make up 40% of the california population, but only fewer than 4% of physicians are latina in california. we have a lot of work to do, but i'm fired up to make change and so inspired by the many outstanding and amazing women leaders in san francisco. >> thank you and congratulations, dr. marquez. and thank you, all, once more for joining us at today's celebration. now please join me in welcoming dr. mirri, vice president of the commission on the status of women.

>> good afternoon. i am honored to serve as vice president of the san francisco commission on the status of women. on behalf of the commission and the department on the status of women, i would like to thank mayor london breed for launching this year's women's history month. we are so honored to join you in marking this occasion. i would like to also offer our deep congratulations to the incredible women who were recognized by the mayor today. we are thrilled to celebrate your accomplishments and you inspire us all. while the last year has been different in so many ways, events like today remind us that it is important to take time to celebrate the moments that bring us together and give us joy and to celebrate our shared values. we know that in this time of crisis, women have been shouldering the burden of the pandemic. women are the majority of essential workers. women are also experiencing the brunt of unemployment, leaving

the workforce due to care giving demands and putting ourselves on the back burner to take care of children, families and communities. we also know that there is an increased risk of violence in the home and concerns for safety as individuals have faced isolation. the department has been working with mayor breed and other city agencies and we have been able to quickly adapt to ensure that critical support remains accessible and survivors have had safe places to go. we must continue to strengthen supports for women and girls in san francisco, to reduce the burdens of covid-19 and broader systemic inequality. while the challenges around us can feel overwhelming at times, we can work together to empower girls and women and to expand access to opportunities. we know that as tough as things have been, we have seen astonishing strength and resilience from our girls and women. women have been at the center of

strange working to uplift the two often silenced voices, to ensure representation and to elect more diverse political leaders. we hope to have much more to celebrate in the months ahead as we find brighter days together as a community. thank you, all, for joining us, in launching this year's women's history month.

>> would you please call the roll call. [ roll call ] >> clerk: everyone is here. >> chair: all right. this meeting is called to order. we'll move to the next item for action. approval of the minutes of the health commission meeting on february 16. commissioners, after reviewing