San Francisco, California

Local Community Leaders & Influencers:

Karen Smith, MD, MPH – Director and State Public Health Officer
- General Public Information: (916) 558-1784

Cancer

In 2016, there were a reported 2,034 cases of cancer in men in San Francisco County, California.
Age-adjusted rate: 421.83/per 100,000 (0.421%) compared to California’s 416.86 (0.416%)
- Source: California Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/ca/)

Prostate Cancer

In 2016, there were a reported 392 cases of prostate cancer in San Francisco County, California.
This is an age-adjusted rate of 81.14/per 100,000 (0.081%) compared to San Francisco’s 91.72 (0.091%)
- Source: California Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/ca/)

Testicular Cancer

In 2016, there were a reported 37 cases of testicular cancer in San Francisco County, California.
Age-adjusted rate: 7.00/per 100,000 (0.007%) compared to California’s 5.91 (0.0059%)
- Source: California Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/ca/)

Resources:
- The Second Opinion: provides free, comprehensive second opinions to adults in California diagnosed with cancer. It focuses on helping adults diagnosed with cancer to understand their disease and treatment options. Second Opinion makes sure that patients and their families receive the clarity they need to make informed medical decisions.
  - (415)-775-9956
- Cancer Support Community: provides comprehensive integrative care, including counseling, support groups, nutrition, exercise and patient education programs, for people with cancer and their families or caregivers.
  - (925)-933-0107

Heart Disease

From 2014-2016, San Francisco County recorded a 143.3 heart disease death rate/per 100,000 in men (0.143%).
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)

Stroke

From 2014-2016, San Francisco County recorded a 31.3 stroke death rate per 100,000 in men (0.031%).
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)

Resources:
- UCSF Cardiovascular and Prevention Center: The Cardiovascular Care and Prevention Center has experts in cardiology and vascular disease, providing treatment of heart conditions and research into new and better procedures.
  - (415) 353-2873

Diabetes

In 2015, 9.5% of men aged 20⁺ were diagnosed with diabetes in San Francisco County, Texas.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Diagnosed Diabetes (https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html)

Resources:
- Diabetes Center at UCSF: The Diabetes Center has leading experts in diabetes research, patient care, and patient education focused to improve the quality of life of those living with diabetes.
  - (415) 476-9425

Pre-Diabetes

From 2013-2014, 44% of all adults in San Francisco County responded “yes” for pre-diabetes.
- Health Policy Brief
- Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/publications/Documents/PDF/2016/prediabetes-brief-mar2016.pdf)

*Suicide

In 2017, 3,353 men in California committed suicide. (Population: 19,647,553)
Age-adjusted death rate: 16.62/per 100,000 (0.016%)
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Fatal Injury Data (https://wisqars-viz.cdc.gov:8006/)

*Obesity

In 2017, 24.5% of men in California were Obese.
- “California’s adult obesity rate is 25.1%

Source: The State of Obesity (https://www.stateofobesity.org/states/ca/)
- Source Citation: Source: Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The State of Obesity 2018. Washington, D.C.: 2018.

Resources:
- Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program: Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program is running a program called, “The Feeling Good”, which is part of the Nutrition Services Program of the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The program aim to improve the nutritional well-being and physical activity of low income San Francisco residents by providing nutrition education. The program’s mission is to create innovative partnerships so that low-income Californians are enabled to adopt health eating and physical activity patterns as part of a healthy lifestyle
  - General Information: (415) 575-5689

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