Asthma Task Force

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Asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease among children and is the leading cause of school absenteeism.  It affects 1 in 5 children and 1 in 10 adults in San Francisco.  The San Francisco Asthma Task Force believes that people deserve to live, work and play in healthy environments that do not cause or worsen asthma.  San Francisco Asthma Task Force is taking action to promote policies and programs in partnership with City agencies and the community to reduce asthma's impact. 

The San Francisco Asthma Task Force is the only known legislated task force of its kind in the country. The task force was created when community activists, many of whom were from Bayview Hunters Point, joined forces with the Board of Supervisors to create a citywide response to the asthma epidemic.

The San Francisco Asthma Task Force created three public service announcements in English, Cantonese and Spanish to let the public know that asthma is a serious disease.  The Task Force also produced the "Agents of Change" video vignette series, showing five City partnerships initiated by the Task Force to improve the quality of life for people with asthma.  Both the public service announcements and the video vignettes can be viewed on the SF Government Television website at: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=69

In May 2008, the Asthma Task Force produced "Report to the Community on Asthma".  View this link to read the report: http://www.sfdph.org/dph/EH/CEHP/Asthma/default.asp

If your school-aged child has asthma, link here to:Important Forms SFUSD Parents Need.