1. Health issue in
California
Presented by:
Fiona Liang--- Food Insecurity
Fenny Huang--- The GMOs
Zihao Situ--- Public Health Insurance
Jay Situ--- Prison Health Care System
Benson Riri--- Medical Marijuana

2. Food Insecurity in San
Francisco

3. Food insecurity affects people
 Food cannot only provide our bodies with
the nutrients required to produce
energy, but it also repairs damaged tissue
and promotes tissue growth. All bodies
need healthy, fresh, unprocessed food to
survive.

4. Hunger is a serious
problem in San Francisco
 In order to fight food insecurity, the
government, communities and individuals
have put in much needed efforts in SF to
provide fresh, healthy, foods to residents
of SF.

5. Has government done
enough for San
Franciscans?
 Is it often imagined that the
government has done enough for San
Franciscans.

6. The reasons why
people are suffering
 There are many reasons why people are
suffering from the problems of food
insecurity.

7. Not enough grocery store
San Franciscans often face a different type
of challenge, which is lack of any nearby
food options.

8. Lack of transportation to
supermarkets
 Lack of transportation to supermarkets is
a major barrier for residents in many low-
income neighborhoods.
 Have the lowest rate of obesity (21%) and
overweight (60%-62%) and those living in
neighborhoods with no supermarkets…
had the highest rate (32%-40%
obesity, 73%-78% overweight),

9. Society economically
effect
 Food insecurity is linked to many health
problems, and health problems will cost
our society economically.

10. Work and school
 Without enough food, people struggle in
other aspects of their lives, such as work
and school.
 “the 2009-2010 budget for this program
was reduced by 19%, and was cut an
additional 8.8% in the 2010-2011
budget, although the number of meals
contracted for 2010-2011 increased by 3.9
%.

11. Conclusion
 Most of us want to be in better
physical shape, have strong bodies,
and look good, but finding the right
recipe for optimal diet is a challenge
for many of us.

13. Genetically Modified/Engineered
Organisms
 The Source of GM foods

14. GM foods in the U.S.
 GMOs has been introduced since
1996
 60%- 70% of food contain GMOs
 90% of all sugar beets, soybeans
& cottons
 Annual GM seed sales = $13.3
billion
 It Is THE MAINSTREAM!!!!

15.  People’s health concerns
 Numerical countries have
either banned or label GM
products

16.  Prop 37 in California
-- The California Right to
Know Genetically Engineered
Food Act
HOWEVER, IT FAILED
--additional$1.2 billion
annually
--additional $300 - $400 on
food to each family

17.  Environmental Contamination
-- organic farmers vs. Monsanto
--organic farmers were asked to leave “buffer zone”

18. “GM foods essentially equivalent to
foods derived from non-GM plants” --
the Food and Drug Administration
“all natural” -- the FDA
The FDA and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture -- not
“suggest or imply” that
GM foods are “different.”

21. Prison
Health Care
System in
California

22. Health Care for prisoner?
 Californian never think about about the
prison health care system until they
realize this system is wasting their money.

23. Problems increase the cost
 There are two basic leads to increase the
cost of the health system by creating more
health problem for the prisoner.
 Living condition
 Outdated Health care system

24. Living condition
“Overcrowd”
Symbol of every prison in California.
Average 155% (2012)
Mule Creek State Prison (Design for1,700 inmates. Real
number 3,769 inmates)
54 prisoners may share a single
200 prisoners may live in a gymnasium

25. Living condition
Outcome of “Overcrowd”
 Easy to create and diffuse virus
Influenza (High contagious)
HIV(2.5 times greater than in the general US
population)

26. Outdated Health care system
Without an effective system will increase the cost of
system’s operation.
 Lack of resource
Doctor and nurse (Quitted)
“We have places without hot running water, dirt
everywhere.” said Kelso (2012)
Lack of computerized
Records
Time wasted

27. Possible Solutions
 Reform of the law
◦ “Three Strikes”(Law of creating
overcrowding)
 Reform of prison health care system
◦ Computerized and more online source

28. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
“Three Strikes”
The government assumes the average of
prisoner can reduce to 137.5% in 2013 by
reforming this law.
 Before: 25-years-to-life sentence in prison by
commits 3 crimes.
 After: “non-non-non” can exclude from this
law.(non-serious, non-violent, and non-
sexual)(2012, Proposition 36)

29. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Reform of prison health care
system
 Computerized file and more online source
 Computerized file to record
 Online doctor and online consultation
“The idea electronic system can save many workforce
from organized and time wasting, and that could lower
the cost of health care system for prisoner.”
(2010, Jasmine & John)

30. Conclusion
 The government had reform the law to
solve the overcrowded problem of the
prison, but without a update health
care system, the prison’s health care
system will keep wasting money.

31. The stoned state: Conflicts
between California and the
federal government on Medical
Marijuana

32. What is medical marijuana
• Medical cannabis refers to the parts of the
herb cannabis used as a form of medicine
or herbal therapy as recommended by a
physician.
• California was the first state to establish it
through Proposition 215 or the Compassionate
Use Act,
• Allowed people with cancer, AIDS and
other chronic illnesses the right to grow or
obtain marijuana for medical purposes when
recommended by a doctor

33. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSITION ON MEDICAL
MARIJUANA
- Implementation of the Controlled Substances Act
which classifies cannabis as a Schedule I drug has
criminalized medical marijuana
- FDA states it has a high potential for abuse and has
not currently accepted medical use in treatment in the
United States, and has a lack of accepted safety for
use under medical supervision

34. The conflicting laws have had
effects on:
 Marijuana dispensaries
 Patients relying on medical marijuana
 The state and federal Economy

35. Effects on Dispensaries
 Raids and closures by Feds despite
having operating licenses from state
government.
 Arrest and prosecution of proprietors of
the clinics e.g. raids on Oaksterdam
University.

36. Effects on Patients
 Increased medical bills as they have
to buy expensive medication.
 Unproductively when they are ill and
cannot afford medication
 Risks of arrest from DEA or Federal
agencies

37. Effects on the Economy
 Loss of revenue from medical marijuana
sales
 Unemployment levels increase due to
closures
 Tax money wasted in the prosecution of
those arrested for possession and sale

38. Opinions of Californians on
medical marijuana

39. Conclusion
 Federal government legalization of medical marijuana would
be beneficial as :
 Patients would enjoy their medicine without worry of being
arrested.
 It would benefit to the cash strapped state and country
 It would lead to creation of legitimate employment and
elimination of drug cartels.