Delaware HIV Planning Council Overview
The mission of the Planning Council is to eliminate the spread of HIV/AIDS and to create a seamless continuum of care for all people infected and affected in Delaware, by:
- Preventing new and secondary infections, diagnosing existing infections at the earliest possible stage through testing and counseling programs and developing early intervention for existing infections to decrease morbidity and mortality
- Linking HIV prevention, testing and counseling, early diagnosis, access to care and the provision of quality treatment services
- Engaging and including individuals from every sector of our community in our planning process, particularly those persons whose lives have been directly touched by HIV/AIDS
The Planning Council has set goals for ensuring our mission is met.
- The Planning Council will develop the Delaware Comprehensive HIV Plan for prevention and treatment services, by:
- Determining the size and demographics of the epidemic in Delaware
- Determining the needs (met and unmet) of those who are identified as high risk for HIV and those already infected, especially among the underserved and minority populations
- Establishing priorities for prevention and treatment services to identified high-risk and infected populations
- Making recommendations in the prevention and treatment systems to best meet the prioritized needs within the state
- The Planning Council will periodically assess the recommendations made in the Delaware Comprehensive HIV Plan for their effectiveness, prioritization and relevance to the current environment and emerging trends.
- The Planning Council will promote the statewide coordination and collaboration of service providers in order to make effective services available and accessible for those persons who need them.
- The Planning Council will respond to HIV service issues, trends and events as they are identified, by communicating those strategies whenever possible and appropriate to key stakeholders.
It is the intention of the Delaware HIV Consortium to create a community-planning group that reflects the diversity of the epidemic. To that end, the Council includes community- and faith-based organizations, public health officials, service providers, business leaders, individual community members and people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. The Delaware HIV Planning Council has made it a point to recruit other members of the community including behavioral scientists, research scientists, epidemiologists and program/outcome evaluators..
The Planning Council Meetings are held at the Dover Sheraton, 1570 N. DuPont Highway, Dover. New Member Orientation Meetings may be conducted prior to Planning Council Meetings. If you would like to set up a new member meeting contact Marla Blunt-Carter . A lunch will be served during the meeting from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.; the Council Meeting is held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.; and work group breakouts, if conducted, are held from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Planning Council/Policy Committee 2012 Meeting Schedule
Joint Planning Council/Policy Committee Meetings will be held as follows:Dover Sheraton
1570 North Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Meeting Time: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Meeting Room: To Be Determined
(Lunch: Buffet in Meeting Space During the Meeting)
Orientation, if needed: 9:30 a.m.
Ad Hoc Work Group Meetings, if needed: 1:00 p.m.
Policy Committee Meetings will be held as follows:
Community Service Building
100 W. 10th Street, Wilmington DE, 19801
Meeting Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Meeting Dates
| Dates | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Policy Committee | Thursday, January 26 | Wilmington |
| Planning Council/Policy | Thursday, February 23 | Dover |
| Policy Committee | Thursday, March 22 | Wilmington |
| Planning Council/Policy | Thursday, April 26> | Dover |
| Annual Meeting/Policy 1 | Thursday, May 17 | Dover |
| Planning Council/Policy | Thursday, June 28 | Dover |
| Policy Committee | Thursday, July 26 | Wilmington |
| Planning Council/Policy | Thursday, August 23 | Dover |
| Policy Committee | Thursday, September 27 | Wilmington |
| Planning Council/Policy | Thursday, October 25> | Dover> |
| Policy Committee | Thursday, November 29* | Wilmington> |
| No December Meeting | No December Meeting | No Meeting |
* November meeting will be held on 5th Thursday of the month due to Thanksgiving
Please notify Marla Blunt-Carter or Joe Scarborough when you are unable to attend a meeting by calling 654-5471 or email us at mbluntcarter@delawarehiv.org and jscarborough@delawarehiv.org
Click here to download a PDF of the 2012 Planning Council and Policy Committee meeting schedule.
1 The Delaware HIV Consortium Annual Meeting is included so people can reserve the date on their calendars.