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Unidos en Salud
United in Health

An Academic-Community-City Partnership
Service and Science

We will continue to offer vaccines and tests Fridays and Saturdays through February

With the San Francisco Department of Public Health ending its financial support and vaccine supply for community sites this month, we will temporarily suspend our vaccine services from March to September.   However we believe it’s vital to continue providing accessible health services to the community. 

Beginning March 1st, we will launch our Healthy First Fridays program, which will offer information and services for a different health topic on the first Friday of each month, such as heart health, vaccinations and diabetes.  Free HIV and diabetes testing, health insurance assistance, and COVID home tests and screening will also be provided, capacity permitting.

Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support.

Dado que el Departamento de Salud Pública de San Francisco finaliza su apoyo y suministro de vacunas para sitios comunitarios este mes, suspenderemos temporalmente nuestros servicios de vacunas de marzo a septiembre. Sin embargo, creemos que es vital continuar brindando servicios de salud accesibles a la comunidad.

A partir del 1 de marzo, lanzaremos nuestro programa Primeros Viernes Saludables, que ofrecerá información y servicios sobre un tema de salud diferente el primer viernes de cada mes, como salud del corazón, vacunas y diabetes. También se proporcionarán pruebas gratuitas de VIH y diabetes, asistencia para seguros médicos y pruebas y exámenes de detección de COVID en el hogar, si la capacidad lo permite.

Gracias por su comprensión y apoyo continuo.

All testing and vaccine services are free of charge to clients.

Primeros Viernes Saludables

Cada primer viernes ofrecemos pruebas gratuitas de diabetes y VIH, kits de pruebas caseras de COVID-19 gratuitos cuando estén disponibles y educación sobre un tema de salud diferente:

1 de marzo: Educación sobre la salud del corazón y control gratuito de la presión arterial

5 de abril: Educación sobre enfermedad de transmisión sexual

3 de mayo: Educación sobre la vacuna contra el VPH

7 de junio: Educación sobre diabetes

12 de julio: Educación sobre vacunas infantiles

2 de agosto: Educación sobre COVID-19

Healthy First Fridays

Every first Friday we offer free diabetes and HIV testing, free COVID-19 home test kits when available, and education on a different health topic:

March 1st: Heart health education and free blood pressure screening

April 5th: STDs education

May 3rd: HPV vaccine education

June 7th: Diabetes education

July 12th: Childhood vaccines education

August 2nd: COVID-19 education

For data to October-November, 2023.
Click on circle charts below to see data over time.

Summary of Recent Data


Since April 2020, we have provided over 106,000 COVID tests and administered over 76,000 COVID vaccinations.

Thank you for your support.

White House welcomes Unidos en Salud

Article by Annika Hom for Mission Local

“[Unidos en Salud] joined 15 other hyperlocal groups to share community-led health solutions at the White House’s Covid-19 Equity and What Works Showcase.

The Unidos en Salud site, now located on 24th and Capp streets, has scaled up to become what Rojas calls a health “surveillance site.” As it was the only of its kind in the conference, it generated lots of hubbub.

“Everyone who gets tested positive gets sequenced, so we can understand what variant is happening in our community,” Rojas said. “Instead of trying to guess or waiting for the city to come out and say, ‘this is Delta [variant],’ we are informing the city.”

Our Services

All vaccine and testing services remain free for everyone

Vaccines - through Feb. 24

Testing


COVID-19 - hasta el 24 de febrero


HIV


Diabetes - when supplies are available


In addition to testing and vaccine services, we can help eligible clients connect to Medi-Cal or Healthy San Francisco, and we offer free Narcan medication which can help reverse an overdose from opioid drugs such as fentanyl and heroin.

Nuestros Servicios

Todos los servicios de vacunas y pruebas permanecen gratis para todo

Vacunas - hasta el 24 de febrero

Pruebas

COVID-19 - through Feb. 24


VIH


Diabetes - cuando haya suministros disponibles

Además de los servicios de pruebas y vacunas, podemos ayudar a los clientes elegibles a conectarse con Medi-Cal o Healthy San Francisco, y ofrecemos medicamentos Narcan gratuitos que pueden ayudar a revertir una sobredosis de drogas opioides como el fentanilo y la heroína.

Lugar y Horario

Citas para vacunas disponibles en 24th & Capp St.

Todos los servicios de pruebas y vacunas permanecen gratis para todos

Abierto los viernes y sábados 9 AM - 3:45 PM
Última paciente aceptada a las 3:45 PM

Después del 24 de febrero, haremos la transición a nuestro programa Healthy First Fridays, y se ofrecerán pruebas y otros servicios el primer viernes de cada mes.

¿Preguntas? Por favor llama: +1 (844) 965-0987

Location & Hours

Vaccine appointments available at 24th and Capp St.

All testing and vaccine services are free of charge

Open Fridays & Saturdays 9 AM - 3:45 PM
Last patient accepted at 3:45 PM

After February 24th, we will transition to our Healthy First Fridays program, with testing and other services offered the first Friday of each month.

Questions? Please call: +1 (844) 965-0987

Our Vision

Reduce COVID and resipiratory virus transmission and improve lives and livelihoods in communities most impacted by these diseases due to health disparities through low-barrier, community-based vaccination and test, respond, and treatment services.

The Issue

COVID-19 and respiratory viruses disproportionately effect communities of color across the nation

In San Francisco at the onset of the pandemic, LatinX members made up roughly 50% of COVID-19 cases, despite being 15% of the population due to longstanding health inequities.

Low-barrier access to vaccination, testing, treatment and care are instrumental in curbing the pandemic

Our Mission

Advancing access and effectiveness to COVID and respiratory virus test-and-response services and vaccines

With our partners, we provide free, low-barrier COVID-19 and respiratory virus vaccination and test, response and treatment services that inform policy changes to address real-life conditions faced by vulnerable populations.

We are also conducting surveillance for new COVID variants to inform public health policy in our community.

Our Impact

Since April 2020, we have provided COVID test, response, and treatment services to over 106,000 people through the United in Health/Unidos en Salud initiative in the Mission, Bayview, Sunnydale, Tenderloin, Excelsior and Visitacion Valley districts in San Francisco. In the Mission District, we have distributed over 76,000 COVID vaccinations at our 24th and Capp St. COVID vaccination site.

Our studies have directly lead to the “Right to Recover” program in San Francisco, which provided support for families affected by COVID-19 who experienced financial hardship due to isolation/quarantine during the earliear phase of the pandemic.

Help us combat COVID-19 and respiratory viruses in our community with our current rapid test-and-respond, treatment, and vaccine initiatives.

Since February 2021, we have been providing free vaccinations, treatment, and rapid test and response services for COVID and viral respiratory diseases to members of the Mission District community of San Francisco.

Please note: The testing site may close early if our daily capacity is reached due to high demand. Vaccine site entrance is on 24th & Capp St. Testing site entrance is at 24th & Lilac St.

Participants will receive their results by the end of the day. Learn more here.

Rapid testing at the 24th & Mission BART Station. Rapid test site is now located at 24th & Lilac. Photo by Mike Kai Chen.

 
 

Silvana Farron helping her 92 year old mother Ana Garcia wait in the observation tent area at the UCSF COVID-19 vaccination site at 24th St and Mission in San Francisco. Photo by Maurice Ramirez.