Public Health Department

I went there to get a birth certificate, which I can take to Sacramento for apostille and I did. But when I got to Sacramento I was told that this is not a certified copy of the birth certificate, although this is what I paid for.
Wasted a day and gallons of gas just because the clerks do not understand that when they don’t do their job that has consequences.

My daughter was planning to go to Thailand and required advice on vaccinations for the trip. I made an appointment at the travel clinic of the Department of Public health in San Francisco. What a pleasant surprise. The desk receptionists were very courteous and took us to the nurse without any wait. The charge nurse Robin Allen-​Contreras was one of the best nurses I have ever met. She was very knowledgeable, thorough, patient, and cheerful. It was indeed a pleasure to work with her. The Public health department has to be congratulated on hiring such a wonderful nurse.

I JUST HEARD THIS ON THE NEWS:
«COVEREDCA» or Covered California the Health Insurance Program has hired «EXCONVICTS» just released out of prison to handle and process individual cases that involved all your personal and sensitive information related to you and your family.
«BELIEVE IT OR NOT» no wonder decent citizens with no criminal record whatsoever can not find jobs if the government is taking them away from people who really deserved it and passing them to all these crook «SOB’s» good for nothing.
I don’t know about you all but this really pissed me off.
what the f… else can we expect?

I was scared at the idea to have to visit a cold gov’t building with angry gov’t workers and tried to put it off for as long as I could, but vaccinations are no backburner matter. So I drove to the Civic center and found a great parking garage that cost only $ 3/​hr. Good sign already!
The clinic signs were very clear and I found the Travel Clinic (Room 102) quickly.
Walked in and the front desk employees were smiling and stoked to see me! I was surprised at how happy and cheerful the entire staff was. Most of the patients here are generally in a great mood because they are off to some exotic place and that just breeds an air of love.
I had to go to get a Hep A vaccine because I ate the tainted Costco organic berries and didn’t want to end up sick. They comforted me when other clinics wouldn’t. I’m a good kid, I don’t wanna DIE!!! They assured me my flair for drama was just that and I would be A-​OK!

Serving and protecting us all!

I love when I can go someplace I’ve never been and totally know what to do just from reading signs. We walked in, read the signs, and were done with our business in about five minutes. Fantastic!
Rather nice building too.

who do they think they are? dont they know theyre supposed to make me wait for an hour and then tell me im at the wrong office and send me to another building just to have me return because i was originally at the right building?
surprisingly really helpful.
got me in and out in less then 30 minutes with all the information and paperwork i need.
did i mention these guys were actually helpful?
amazing.

One of the most important things DPH does for foodies is rates San Francisco restaurants for cleanliness but the info is hard to locate. HERE ARE THE WORKING LINKS TO PUBLIC HEALTH RESTAURANT SCORES
The automatic Unilocal linkification will not work as it only captures part of the URL, so REMOVE THE SPACE between o and the rg:
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Also there is a map based list which is a bit more tedious:
For some reason these are very difficult to find online and off the main page of the DPH website/​Hope this helps some Unilocalers!

Easy to get a TB test ($ 36) here and they provide documentation for your insurance company. Be sure to check the hours as they are different on some days.

I went here to get my son’s Birth Certificate. I was dreading it bekuz usually there is a huge ass line at any government building. but this was great.
parking had to be done near by, which was $ 3 per hour.
We got there, not much of a line!!! and the service staff. quick and friendly… which is why I gave it 5 stars.

So, my appointment with the nurse was fine; she was thorough, not the friendliest, but it was fine.
By beef is with the front desk. I came back after my appointment and forgot to put my typhoid vaccine in the fridge. So, a couple days later I called them to tell them I needed a replacement. The desk person said it was super easy, just come in and pick up a new one. I squeeze in a quick trip between meetings, and they made me put myself on the queue. Apparently, I had to be reseen by the nurse in order to get a replacement. RIDICULOUS! If I needed another appointment, then they should have told me that over the phone. I don’t have time to wait or time to get in there again before I go. AiTC — get your front desk people trained on requirements!

The SF Department of Public Health Adult Immunization and Travel Clinic is the best place to get immunizations, titers and TB testing in the City! They are friendly, fast and efficient!
Go to the website ahead of time to print out the PDFs of the paperwork. This will save you time.
The prices for vaccinations, titers and TB testing are priced fairly — although a few of the vaccinations are a bit expensive. The clinic does not accept medical insurance, but will give you receipts for insurance reimbursement. Please keep in mind that the AITC (Adult Immunization and Travel Clinic) does not waste your time. The clinic offers appointments for travel vaccinations and can accommodate same day appointments for those procrastinating nomads out there. For those who need vaccinations for all other purposes can just drop in.
I went on a Monday at 3 pm and left the clinic with my two vaccinations in tow in less than 20 minutes. Now this may not be a normal case for the AITC, but I left quite satisfied. The staff was friendly and informative. AND the clinic sends out reminders for follow up appointments if your vaccination calls for multiple does over time.
They accept multiple forms of payment: cash, Visa, Mastercard and debit.

This place sucks! I got to the window at 3:52 to get a copy of my baby’s birth certificate and the guy behind the window started to shut down before speaking to me. I asked him if he can help me get a copy and he pointed to a sign that said that they could not help anyone after 3:55 because «he could not work overtime». I asked him if he was kidding since I was there at 3:52 and was waiting patiently for him to finish with the customer before me. He stated rudely again that he could not help me because it would make him go overtime. Mind you, I had a 5 month old baby with me that I hauled across town for 45 minutes just to get there. The jerk was in his late 40’s, mustache and very flamboyant. I can’t believe that he could not take at most 4 minutes of his time to print out a birth certificate for someone that was there with a baby just because it would cut into his time. Karma… when he gets hit by a bus, I hope he remembers me… karma…

Specific to: Adult Immunization and Travel Clinic.
This place was surprisingly effecient and all the nurses were very knowledgable and respectful. Generally, I expect to be greeted by a scowl when visiting any municipal public office, but here I got a smile! I was in and out of there in less than 1.5 hours and got everything taken care of that I needed. Woot! I am totally protected for my South American adventure (well as protected as long-​term drugs can make you).

You need a tetanus shot my doctor told me. However, we don’t do them anymore he added, saying they didn’t get reimbursed for them. Ah yes, the joys of medicine as dictated by your insurance company if you’re fortunate enough to have insurance.
Off I went to the Adult Immunization and Travel Clinic (AITC) which is operated by the Department of Public Health. It’s right near the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and City Hall.
Check out their website,
and scroll over for the AITC which has their prices, hours and other helpful information.
The staff is friendly and you can usually just drop in without an appointment. I also got a flu shot while I was there. Now I’m good for ten years on the tetanus and one for flu.
Now, wasn’t that very adult of me, getting a flu and tenanus shot?

The DPH is actually pretty good. I’ve dealt with them on two different issues. One was for noise abatement from a stank restaurant that ran a cooking fan all night. The guy from the DPH was very diligent and pushed the restaurant into at least fixing their fan.
The second is for restaurant health violations. You may not want to look up your favorite restarants, but you should. Here’s the Mission and Castro:

My experience with the SF Public Health Department was with the Adult Immunization Clinic at 101 Grove Street. I was headed for some third-​world countries, so I read up on them at
. From that I got a link to
and I found out what the health risks were. So, knowing that some heavy-​duty diseases live in the third world, I got my butt down to the clinic.
They were ready for me. They were right inside the front door. After I filled out a questionnaire with my itinerary, they printed out all the recommended shots and pills. The nurse I talked with was very friendly, and adamant about health. After she reviewed my yellow card, she gave her recommendations and asked for my decision. If I was too slack about something, she would get excited and really try to get me to see things her way. Anyway, once I had decided on what I wanted to prevent, the rest was easy. I gave them my credit card and they gave me four diseases … uh, inoculations. Inoculations, yeah, that’s it. The nurse had a steady hand and the needles were super thin, so it didn’t hurt a bit.
Of course, a couple of weeks later, while I was IN the third-​world countries, one of these inoculations came to full fruition. I was still shaking off the effects a month later. But it’s better than getting the real disease, right? The memories will last a lifetime, and in a good way.