The mayor’s office said it will aim to appoint members reflecting the demographic and geographic groups facing the highest rates of food insecurity, including neighborhoods such as the Tenderloin, Chinatown and Bayview-Hunters Point.

“Healthy diets lead to healthy hearts,” Daniel Tsai, San Francisco Department of Public Health director, said in a statement. “Establishing an Office of Food Security Coordination will strengthen our collective ability to address food insecurity, align programs, and improve outcomes for communities most affected.”

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