in 2015, the iraqi government, together with the us department of health, ran a study looking at addictionce high hopes for iraq's second city. in 2015, the iraqi government, together with the us department of health, ran a study looking at addiction in basra. there were once high hopes for iraq's second city. oil production in basra province generates 95% of the country's oil wealth. but most residents don't see any of that. this is jumhuriyah, one of the poorest most densely populated parts of town. most of the young people here haven't finished school, they're out of work. jumhuriyah is notorious for gangs and drug dealing. shallal rady, who is 21, has never worked. so do you feel safe here? what about drug users? hello, how are you? nice to see you. i went to see shallal‘s family. salaam—alaikum... they're struggling to get by without electricity or any clean water. his father has serious health issues. what do you think about iraq now in comparison to what it was like when saddam was in power? what do you think about iraq now in comparison to what it was like when saddam was in power?

department of public health, yes. the department of public health has assured us that the building is safe and it's safe for our people to be there. however out of an backed up caution that our people are safe and they feel safe, we've requested all this additional testing, and that's where we're at right now. >> okay. thank you. >> any further questions for deputy chief moser? again, i want to thank you. you've been on top of this, as has the chief, and very reactive to the concerns raised in this article. we'll get to the bottom of this, and we, at the end of the day, as a commission, our concern and responsibility is to help the men and women who serve in this department, and we have jurisdiction over real estate transactions, too. so i think we're pretty much ready and prepared to do what's best for our members. >> thank you. >> perhaps we can agendaize it so we can come up with a plan what we need to do to ask the board of supervisors and mayor for help. >> thank you. >> thank you, chief. >> sergeant john crudeau. >> good evening, sergeant. >> good evening, sir. >> i didn't get this packet. all i received was jus

the neighborhoods but some of the inputs would be the number of collisions and the important land uses that the department of public health has determined to be important, particularly for senior and disability groups. i can't share the exact details at this point but these are some of the inputs. >> an early plug in for the neighborhood... >> take note of that. >> thank you. >> in terms of the tool kit that might be proposed i have a few things on the slide here today but this is not necessarily all that we would consider. i think that the takeaway point here for this program, the infrastructure program, is that the tools and the measures that we would implement on streets or in a particular neighborhood are going to really vary tremendously, determined on the collision patterns that we're seeing and hearing from the community. so what we might do in visitation valley could look very different than the proposed measures in richmond or in the sunset district. but on the table are not just the traditional traffic calming measures that you see as part of our residential application-based program, mid block speed reduction t

about the food burning and the safety of us, the health department requires a push cart have a sink to wash their hands. we're trained and certified to have the same safety issues of the food and plus the permit we've started in 2016 and we pent two years to find a correct location which matches the requirement of san francisco. it's by all other push carts, restaurants and they have the requirement and i should go through that to approve. we find more than eight to 10 locations which was not matching what the city wants. finally we find a location and it's not only 25 feet far from what they think. it's actually from our location is here and it's not only 25 feet -- it's not only 25 feet but it's 450 to 500 feet away from what they're located. the public department has the documents and they think that -- that d.p.w. is ignoring the park of existing locally small business and abusing the m.m.p. ordinance by issuing this m.m.p. permit for food carts. the public departments reviewed and they approved all locations of whatever the city department is. about the impacting about their effec

use this for other purports, as well. so colleagues, you did get an e-mail or a letter from both the property owner and from health right 360, stating that the department of public health and the property owner support pursuing a conditional use authorization that will allow public health to use the space for more than just training purposes but for other either medical and health services or office needs, as well, which i think will ensure that we will be able to stretch every dollar that we spend on real estate to fulfill our city needs, so i just wanted to make sure that was on thelore, and colleagues, i ask for your support on this item. [please stand by] from 30 million to 33 million with no change. $32 million with no change to the length of term through september 30 2018 and item 68 a fifth amendment between the city and extech j.v. technology placed here to increase the contract limit from $94 million to $109 million with no change to the term but through september 30th, 2018, each contract with one-year option to extend. >> president m. cohen: thank you. madam clerk, i would like to take a vote on 65 and then we will take a vote on 66-68. you cal

mentioned earlier, we are doing kind of a phased -- a two phase approach that allows us in terms of the design team, the -- and as well as the department of health and safety with d.p.h. to really understand how do we do it using a best practice and to minimize impact? we know there will be impact. that's a given, but what are some of the ways we can mitigate that. so we are kind of trying to dial in the right approach and kind of a -- on the parallel path, we're also on boarding a cmgc contractor similar to some of the larger projects we did, similar to the hospital on zuckerberg, where we can bring on a contractor that can help us flush out the phasing details. we're having weekly meetings with the department of public health to really map out what locations we can really work on first, k'cause really, we're - i'll clarify. we're not doing work when the patients are the in the space. let's say we have two rooms that are in the works to do seismic retrofit. we're going to have to vacate those two or three rooms that are being impacted. they'll have to relocate to a temporary space whether it's in the building or somewhere else, and then we'll h

elinore mccance-katz, the assistant secretary for mental health and substance use in our other stas department of health and human services. we appreciate you being here with us today, dr. mccance-katz, angela recognized for five minutes for an opening statement, please. >> chairman burgess, ranking member green and members of house energy and commerce subcommittee on health, thank you for inviting me to testify at this important hearing. december 2016 the 21st century cures act was signed into law and want to thank you for your vision and leadership on addressing the needs of americans living with mental and substance use disorders. .. i take seriously my duties outlined including leadership and accountability for behavioral health, and coordination across government, part of strengthening leadership and accountability includes a strong clinical perspective at the agency that codifies and we have taken this further by establishing and expanding the office of chief medical officer to include additional psychiatrists like clinical psychologists and nurse practitioner. and it is a national mental h

us more about how the change in the law came about. i think it was 2001 that we first approached the department of health. al evidence that home use would be safe is absolutely clear. i think the government have been waiting for the right political time to do it. that in itself is surprising, given that the process under which abortion is allowed by law has been long established now. we've had legal abortion in this country for 50 years, and yet this has been an issue of, do you think, moral or political or religious sensitivity? do you have any sense of what the hold—up has been? i think all of the above with this. i think what it comes down to is that government ministers in particular have had an exaggerated sense about how controversial abortion is. i think most people don't like the idea of abortion, but they accept that it is necessary and legal and it should be provided safely. frankly, matt hancock deserves a bit of congratulations for having basically had the guts to put his head above the parapet and make the decision. when did you find out? yesterday, it was confirmed that the government were go

the department of health, the department of aging, and i want to acknowledge that we have our department heads with us today. and both departments depend on these homes and facilities to ensure our clients are safe and that they get the care that they need. so we're so fortunate to work and live in a city that cares -- cares for its most vulnerable community members. our strongest leaders for this is our own mayor, mayor london breed. mayor breed is committed to ensuring those facing behavioral and health challenges are provided care and housing that they need. so please welcome mayor london breed. [applause] >> mayor breed: thank you, barbara, and thank you, everyone, for being here today. i'm really excited to be here and as mayor i have made it clear that one of my top priorities is to not only address many of the challenges that we face with so many people struggling with mental illness, but, more importantly, to address issues of homelessness. we have to make sure that we invest in preventing homelessness in the first place. and we know that this particular facility, along with so many others thr

of the many wonderful organisation to continue that work today. so it is easy and perhaps sometimes convenient for us to forget that the irish state founded in 1922 did not set up a department of healthment of social welfare, until 1947, department of health, our department of socialwelfare, until19li7, more than 25 years after independence. today, these are our two largest and best funded government departments, accounting for half of our government spending between them, providing health care, education and wealth is considered a core function 110w wealth is considered a core function now of what our state does. when our it was founded it was not. the catholic church and other churches fill that gap to the benefit of many generations of people. we remain profoundly grateful for that contribution down the centuries. even today as we struggle with a housing shortage and homelessness, catholic organisations of people inspired by their catholic faith fill a gap inspired by their catholic faith filla gap in inspired by their catholic faith fill a gap in providing some of those services. for example through organisations like cross care. holy father, during your papacy, we have witnessed

health secretary to end "unacceptable" waiting times. the latest figures also show that the number of people, who used a&e departments in england, reached rned to live with parkinson's, but it is the constant pain in his knee which he finds the most difficult to cope with. he has waited well over a year for a knee replacement, or what should be routine surgery, but there have been four cancellations. he says if he had had it done one year ago, it would have made a big difference. hopefully, i would have been able to walk without having to use a walking frame, or walking sticks. i would have been able to get out more. but, ifeel like i am a prisoner in a room, because i cannot get out, no matter how hard i try. richard is one of a growing number in england who have been waiting more than 12 months for operations. four years ago, the then health secretaryjeremy hunt said such waits were unacceptable and called for them to be eliminated. then there were about 570 waiting that time, now it is more than 3500. we know every winter this year, unfortunately the pressures on the nhs were such that we had to cancel routine operations for a couple

health secretary to end "unacceptable" waiting times. the latest figures also show that the number of people who used a&e departments in england was at a recordditor, hugh pym, has more. richard has learned to live with parkinson's, but it's the constant pain in his knee which he finds the most difficult to cope with. he's waited well over a year for a knee replacement, what should be routine surgery, but there have been four cancellations. he says, if he'd had it done a year ago, it would have made a big difference. hopefully i would have been able to walk without having to use a walking frame, or walking sticks. i would have been able to get out more. but i feel like a prisoner in a room, because i can't get out, no matter how hard i try. richard is one of a growing number in england who have been waiting more than 12 months for operations. four years ago, the then health secretary, jeremy hunt, said such waits were unacceptable, and called for them to be eliminated. then there were about 570 waiting that time, now it is more than 3,500. we know, over winter this year, unfortunately, the pressures on the nhs were such that we had to cancel

health secretary to end "unacceptable" waiting times. the latest figures also show that the number of people, who used a&e departments in england, reached e. richard has learned to live with parkinson's, but it is the constant pain in his knee which he finds the most difficult to cope with. he has waited well over a year for a knee replacement, or what should be routine surgery, but there have been four cancellations. he says if he had had it done one year ago, it would have made a big difference. hopefully, i would have been able to walk without having to use a walking frame, or walking sticks. i would have been able to get out more. but, ifeel like i am a prisoner in a room, because i cannot get out, no matter how hard i try. richard is one of a growing number in england who have been waiting more than 12 months for operations. four years ago, the then health secretaryjeremy hunt said such waits were unacceptable and called for them to be eliminated. then there were about 570 waiting that time, now it is more than 3500. we know every winter this year, unfortunately the pressures on the nhs were such that we had to cancel routine operat

us. i want to thank the san francisco unified school district, the san francisco police department, sfmta, the department of public health boys and girls club for working with us to make sure that our kids are getting to and from school safely. as a new school year begins, we are stepping up educational campaigns and enforcement so that drivers slow down and our students are safe. no matter if they're walking, biking or taking transit. the s.f. police department traffic company is increasing its enforcement near 20 schools and foe cushion on our high injury corridors where the majority of the accidents happen throughout city. we know that the key to reducing accidents and fatalities is reducing the speed that cars are traveling. a pedestrian hit by a car going 30 miles per hour is six times more likely to die than a car going 20 miles per hour. the sfmta is repainting approximately 90 crosswalks to make them visible -- more visible to drivers and we are deploying 187 crossing guards and we are joined here today by some of our most talented crossing guards in the city. thank you all so much for your work. i went to rosa p