SF Health Officer Dr. Tomas J. Aragon
to Review Health Directive Concerning
Reopening Houses of Worship at SFIC Online Briefing
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Thursday, June 18, 2020
8:30 am - 9:30 am
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To ensure their congregants would be shielded from contracting COVID-19, faith leaders quickly transitioned from congregate prayer in their houses of worship to online services and virtual ministry. Reports of serious COVID-19 outbreaks traced to religious worship services, funerals, choir rehearsals, and other fellowship occasions amplified concerns and catalyzed County Health Officers to minimize the contagion by issuing Health Orders restricting congregate religious gatherings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued guidance for the reopening of houses of worship and religious services which, along with precautionary measures outlined by a number of judicatories and communities of faith, were taken under consideration in the San Francisco Health Directive, dated
June 13, 2020. San Francisco Health Officer Dr. Tomas Aragon will review the process, rationale, key points and legal impact of the Health Directive at this week's "Online Briefing for Faith Leaders",
hosted by the
San Francisco Interfaith Council
in collaboration with the
Department of Emergency Management's
Community Branch.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR
Michael G. Pappas, M.Div., Executive Director
WELCOME & READING OF SFIC STATEMENT
Kaushik Roy, Chair
OPENING PRAYER
Rev. Elizabeth Ekdale, Lead Pastor
(Introduction of Guest Presenter and Presentation by
SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)
Dr. Tomas J. Aragon,
Health Officer,
City and County of San Francisco and
Director, Population Health Division at
Dr. Tomas J. Aragon is the health officer of the City & County of San Francisco, and director of the Population Health Division (PHD) at the Department of Public Health. Striving to embody and promote the universal values of dignity, equity, compassion and humility, he works to convene, connect and catalyze communities and institutions to transform narratives, policies and systems toward a sustainable culture of equity healing and health for all people and our planet. As health officer, he exercises leadership and legal authority to protect and promote equity, racial equity, climate action and community health. As PHD director, he directs public health services and also teaches population health data science at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. Dr. Aragon received his MD in 1987 from Harvard Medical School, MPH (Master of Public Health) in 1988 from Harvard School of Public Health, DrPH (Doctor of Public Health) in 2000 from the University of California, Berkeley, and Strategic Decisions certification in 2016 from Stanford University.
PANEL QUESTIONS TO GUEST PRESENTER
Panelists
The Rev. Canon Abbott Bailey, Canon to the Ordinary
Rafael Brinner, Director of Jewish Community Security
Derek Gaskin, Director
Department of Safety & Security - Risk Management
CLOSING REMARKS/NEXT STEPS
SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas
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