Community Voices Committee Responsibilities
- Serve as a liaison between the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention and stakeholders, especially groups with barriers to participation, by collecting and exchanging information about the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention and the impact of its work.
- Support Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention’s recruitment by identifying and referring candidates for membership to the Membership and Training Committee.
- Have a consulting relationship with other standing committees of the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention in order to ensure input from affected communities into the needs assessment, planning, priority setting, community involvement and operations plans and policies.
- Provide consumer input on the development of standards of care for Ryan White services, assuring representation for persons living with HIV/AIDS and those affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Provide a representative voice for persons living with HIV and those affected by HIV by reporting on issues and activities to the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention and its committees.
- Ensure HIV+ individuals and those affected by HIV are represented on the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention in overall leadership, membership and committees.
- Identify and recruit members that are HIV + and/or affected by HIV.
- Provide a forum for HIV+ consumers and those affected by HIV to identify their needs, gather qualitative information and comment on services.
- Distribute Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention information to the HIV+ community and those affected by HIV.
- Provide ongoing mentoring and skills building to members to build involvement by HIV+ individuals and those affected by HIV within the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention and its committees.
Previous meeting minutes are available by request to the council support staff.
Documents and Resources
2018 onsite Technical Assistance (TA) to increase consumer involvement
Engaging People with HIV in Quality Improvement: Best Practices to Meaningfully Engage and Involve
People Living with HIV/Consumer Involvement: Leading the Way to End the Epidemic
The Missouri Ladder: Consumer Involvement Matrix from the National Quality Center
Elevating Consumer Voices webinar
Building a Strong Consumer Committee - Tips for Non-Consumers
Engaging Ryan White Program Consumers in Planning and Needs Assessment
HRSA Expectations and Best Practices for People with HIV and Consumer Participation
Engaging a New Generation of Consumers in RWHAP Planning: Innovations That Work
Engaging People with HIV in Quality Improvement: Best Practices to Meaningfully Engage and Involve
People Living with HIV/Consumer Involvement: Leading the Way to End the Epidemic
The Missouri Ladder: Consumer Involvement Matrix from the National Quality Center
Elevating Consumer Voices webinar
Building a Strong Consumer Committee - Tips for Non-Consumers
Engaging Ryan White Program Consumers in Planning and Needs Assessment
HRSA Expectations and Best Practices for People with HIV and Consumer Participation
Engaging a New Generation of Consumers in RWHAP Planning: Innovations That Work
