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Jean Fraser

San Francisco to consider paying city employees to stay healthy

As San Francisco struggles to control the cost of its health care obligations for government workers and retirees, it is putting more emphasis on actually improving its employees’ health. New data suggest this emphasis is overdue. A recent analysis of Kaiser Permanente users covered by The City’s Health Service System — the group of government employees considered healthiest — found that a staggering 66 percent of adults were obese or overweight. Meanwhile, 35 percent of dependent children were overweight or obese. Read More

County aims to prevent patient violence at San Mateo psych ward

Major changes that could improve staff and patient safety within the San Mateo Medical Center’s psychiatric ward would be costly to implement at a time when resources are limited, according to a new report. Read More
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