u.s. department of health and human services. written director's report the prototype plan we have convened with the yerba buena for the arts and the james arts foundation that is funding that this week we'll be 45 installations of plans on market street to prototype a different way of using artists and arithmetic and getting national and a, in fact international attendance it is very interesting we at the present time, a lot of people in town to look at what we can do for market those are temporary but prototypes for future installation under from the 9th through the 11 a website that's attached to our website it is linked you'll see a number of events happening that does that for me thank you. >> commissioners item 2 review of past events. >> good afternoon tim frye a couple of items this week first of all guarantee joe i don't have a form report but a couple of items one was last week, we held a mills act workshop within the tenderloin register district we had eleven property owners there i think about thirty members of the pub

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u.s. department of health and human services has an actual financial stake in this exact sort of research.patent number 6630507 covers the use of cannabinoids as neuroprotectants. this doctor developed the patent for hhs. >> how do you patent something that comes from a plant? >> we're not patenting the compound. people are free to use the compound in other ways subject to laws and other patents, so this is a method of using the compound for developing drugs to treat these types of diseases. >> like a progressive degenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. it is caused by concussions or consistent blows to the head. >> hopefully we can intervene in the progress of late stage neuro degeneration. >> this is the ceo of cannalife, the company that bought the patent rights. he believes this plant has so much potential, potential to treat the untreatable, diseases that may all be related in the brain, alzheimer's and ptsd. >> let's study it and get the data. >> veteran shawn kiernan, stay-at-home mom amelia taylor, they are the new faces of ptsd successful, smart, but suffering

u.s. department of health and human services for the exclusive use of cannabinoids for the use of certain >> i was stunned and it felt like a dog in the manger that the federal government is sitting on this wonderful thing, and not letting anybody else do anything with it. >> when we went to the government to ask about it, none of the agencies involved would comment. >> we're being handcuffed by the government. preventing us from doing the right trials. >> in fact, a 2013 search through the u.s. national library of medicined revealed 2,000 papers on marijuana. but the majority of them explored the harm, only 6% investigated the benefits. many believe that's the result of a draconian system gone awry, resulting in marijuana becoming one of the country's most controlled substances. and many people believe that has to change. but it was one of the experts calling for that change that surprised me the most. dr. norah volkov. she is the director of the national institute on drug abuse, the very agency that many say has blocked a good deal of the cannabis research. >> if the researchers feel th

u.s. department of health and human services for the exclusive use of can aba noids for the use of certain. >> i was stunned that the federal government is sitting on this wonderful thing and not letting anybody else do anything with it. >> and when we went to the government to ask about it, none of the agencies involved would comment. >> we're being handcuffed by the government, preventing us from doing the right trials. >> in fact, a 2013 search through the u.s. national library of medicine revealed 2,000 recent papers on marijuana. but the majority of them explored the harm. only 6% investigated the benefits. many believe that's the result of a draconian system gone awry, resulting in marijuana becoming one of the country's most controlled substances. and many people believe that has to change. but it was one of the experts calling for that change that surprised me the most. dr. nora vulka, she's the director of the national institute on drug abuse. that's the very agency that many say has blocked a good deal of cannabis research. >> if the researchers feel this is an impediment to them

u.s. department of health and human services. the gap between the treatment that is provided to beneficiaries in the 50 states and the treatment that is provided to their fellow american citizens in puerto rico is in a word, shocking. according to the most recent federal statistics, the average s.s.i. payment to beneficiaries is $540 a month and close to $650 a month for beneficiaries who are under the age of 18. by contrast, based on the most recent data that has been furnished to my office, the block grant that the federal government provides to puerto rico--to the puerto rico government is only $33 million a year. with this limited funding, the puerto rico government provides an average payment to adult beneficiaries of just $74 a month. let me repeat that. $540 a month in the states versus $74 a month in puerto rico. to add insult to injury the puerto rico government is legally required to meet a 25% match in order to receive this block grant. the states obviously do not have to make any matching payments for their residents t

u.s. department of health and human services -- the largest expansion grant for early childhood to be expanded to chattanooga. allowing children to enroll in early head start and early programs for infants and toddlers. he previously served in the state senate of tennessee chairman of the democratic caucus. as a member of the education committee, he was a leader on first to the top -- four raised to the top funding. and a complete college tennessee that transformed the system of higher ed. last but not least, we have virginia's deborah deputy secretary on how to expand. jenny works at george washington university to promote its science and technology campus in ashburn, virginia. i wouldn't dive right in. i will start us off, with john -- if you could talk a little bit more we are lucky enough to have two recipients of the departments preschool development grants program funding. maybe you could give us, and we will talk to the other panelists about the work they have been doing, but maybe you could give us a broader national landscape with respect to that program. and the grantees that you wil

and worked for the u.s. attorney's office in the federal building ironically for the department of health and human services for the office of general counsel. i was relieved from the san francisco jail last week after spending two months for felony charges after making criminal threats and just from being frustrated with the police that refuse to do anything and now i haven't seen my son in four months. i saw him before his dad bit him in the face and there was a witness and the person made cps reports and they haven't done anything and the police haven't done anything and i think it's convenient that greg suhr left and heard the important things that people had to say and he took charge of this case and ignored it -- >> thank you. >> and i think the police department is shameful -- >> thank you. >> [inaudible] >> next speaker. >> hi. i am christopher hite and with the san francisco public defender's office and chair of the racial justice community and san francisco public defender's office. what i see is occurring right now in san francisco and plays off of reverend brown's comments there is a felonyizati

and coordination among transit, health care and social service providers. we will be joined by representatives from health and human services and the u.s. department of agriculture as part of our ongoing efforts to work together more effectively on behalf of the people we serve. with more americans covered by health insurance, it is important that they're able to access preventive care and regular checkups at the doctor's instead of at the emergency room. for instance, there are 15 free screenings provided by law. and this is fantastic. but it can be really hard to convince someone to go to the doctor before something is broken or bleeding or hurting them. and that is especially true when they lack reliable transportation to get there. 80% of medicaid's health care costs are attributable to chronic diseases that could be better managed with more frequent care. but you have to get there. improving access to health care and doing it in a more coordinated way is going to be a growing challenge, particularly in rural areas that lack transportation options. so as you speak to elected leaders about the urgent need to invest in transit, remind them that you

and social service providers. we will be joined by representatives from health and human services and the u.s. department ofagriculture as part of our ongoing efforts to work together more effectively on behalf of the people we serve. with more americans covered by health insurance, it is important that they're able to access preventative care and regular checkups at the doctors instead of in an emergency room. for instance, there are 15 free screenings that are provided by law, and this is fantastic, but it can be really hard to convince someone to go to the doctor before something is broken or bleeding or hurting them. that is especially true when they lack reliable transportation to get there. 80% of medicaid's healthcare costs are attributable to chronic diseases that could be better managed with more frequent care. but you have to get there. improving access to healthcare and doing it in a more coordinated way is going to be a growing challenge particularly in rural areas that lack transportation options. so as you speak to elected leaders about the urgent need to invest in transit we mind them that yo

u.s. government lowering the recommended amount of fluoride in the nation's water supply. >> the reason. >> some people are getting too much of it from other sources. the department of health and human servicesnnounced today the new standard for fluoride in drinking water is .7 milligrams per liter. it had been 1.2 milligrams in some areas. health officials say too much fluoride can cause white splotches on teeth. >> about 2 out of 5 kids had tooth streaking or spottiness. today about 75% of americans get fluoride water. some are getting too much though, because it's also put into toothpaste mouthwash and other products. >>> all right. nbc 10 news at 5:00 is next. >> here are jacqueline london and keith jones. >> all new at 5:00 what's going on behind an atlantic city motel? >> an nbc 10 viewer took this cell phone video and says it shows raw sewage being pumped into the back bay. what health officials are telling us and why it's allegedly happening. sheena? >> and a lot of clouds around today, but later this week after a warm-up, we may be looking at rain moving in. i'll show you the timing of the warm-up and the rain coming up. >>> and a jeweler and a robbery suspect trade punches. and it'

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