Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention
It is the responsibility of the Council to inform the development, update, and monitoring of the Minnesota comprehensive jurisdictional plan for HIV prevention, care and treatment, to allocate federal Ryan White funds for Part A for HIV treatment and care services, and to make allocation recommendations for Part B HIV treatment and care services. All Council and Committee meetings are open to the public. The Council meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 9 am-12 pm in the Health Services Building, room L15 in the lower level.
Community Voices Committee
The Community Voices Committee provides 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. It also seeks out and maintains communication with groups who have an interest in the needs of and services for people living with HIV/AIDS but with barriers to participate in the Council. This committee meets on a quarterly schedule. Please check the Calendar of the website or contact Council staff for a listing of upcoming meeting dates.
Planning & Allocations Committee
The Planning & Allocations Committee identifies service areas, designs the prioritization process and makes funding recommendations for Council review and approval. It also leads a long-term planning process resulting in the Comprehensive Plan and develops Standards of Care for Ryan White funded services areas. This committee meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 9:30-12:30 pm in the Health Services Building, 3rd floor, room 313.
Disparities Elimination Committee
The Disparities Elimination Committee exists to develop strategies to ensure that the Council’s priorities and resource allocations address and reduce disparities within underserved and disproportionately impacted populations in access to HIV prevention, care services and outcomes based on the stages of the HIV Care Continuum: awareness of diagnosis; linkage to care; retention in care; receiving ART; and achieving suppressed virus. Healthy People 2020 defines a health disparity as “a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status; gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion. This committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 9:30-11:30 am in the Health Services Building, 1st floor, room 110.
Needs Assessment & Evaluation
The Needs Assessment & Evaluation Committee identifies areas of unmet or undermet service needs through various research methods. It also evaluates service areas and monitors epidemiological data. This process allows the Council to make decisions based on data. This committee meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 9-11:30 am in the Health Services Building, 3rd floor, room 313.
Membership & Training Committee
The Membership & Training Committee develops guidelines and Council operating procedures and assures and encourages broad representation from affected communities and unaligned consumer participation and engagement. They help to identify, recruit, nominate and train new members and maintain the communication planning for the Council. This committee meets on the 3rd Friday of each month from 10 am-12 pm in the Health Services Building, 3rd floor, room 313.
Executive
The Executive Committee is made up of the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention co-chairs, the co-chairs of each standing committee, the co-chair(s) of any ad hoc committees and the Parliamentarian. The Executive Committee reviews the recommendations of standing and ad hoc committees and may return them to the drafting committee for alteration, forward them to the full Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention for action with support, or forward them without recommendation or comment. This committee meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 1-3 pm in the Health Services Building, 3rd floor, room 313.
Grievance
The Grievance Committee considers and takes action regarding grievances related to the priority setting process, including the needs assessment process, the comprehensive planning process, the allocation of funds to service categories, compliance with the nominations process and issues of conflict of interest. This committee meets on an as-needed basis.
It is the responsibility of the Council to inform the development, update, and monitoring of the Minnesota comprehensive jurisdictional plan for HIV prevention, care and treatment, to allocate federal Ryan White funds for Part A for HIV treatment and care services, and to make allocation recommendations for Part B HIV treatment and care services. All Council and Committee meetings are open to the public. The Council meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 9 am-12 pm in the Health Services Building, room L15 in the lower level.
Community Voices Committee
The Community Voices Committee provides 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. It also seeks out and maintains communication with groups who have an interest in the needs of and services for people living with HIV/AIDS but with barriers to participate in the Council. This committee meets on a quarterly schedule. Please check the Calendar of the website or contact Council staff for a listing of upcoming meeting dates.
Planning & Allocations Committee
The Planning & Allocations Committee identifies service areas, designs the prioritization process and makes funding recommendations for Council review and approval. It also leads a long-term planning process resulting in the Comprehensive Plan and develops Standards of Care for Ryan White funded services areas. This committee meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 9:30-12:30 pm in the Health Services Building, 3rd floor, room 313.
Disparities Elimination Committee
The Disparities Elimination Committee exists to develop strategies to ensure that the Council’s priorities and resource allocations address and reduce disparities within underserved and disproportionately impacted populations in access to HIV prevention, care services and outcomes based on the stages of the HIV Care Continuum: awareness of diagnosis; linkage to care; retention in care; receiving ART; and achieving suppressed virus. Healthy People 2020 defines a health disparity as “a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status; gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion. This committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 9:30-11:30 am in the Health Services Building, 1st floor, room 110.
Needs Assessment & Evaluation
The Needs Assessment & Evaluation Committee identifies areas of unmet or undermet service needs through various research methods. It also evaluates service areas and monitors epidemiological data. This process allows the Council to make decisions based on data. This committee meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 9-11:30 am in the Health Services Building, 3rd floor, room 313.
Membership & Training Committee
The Membership & Training Committee develops guidelines and Council operating procedures and assures and encourages broad representation from affected communities and unaligned consumer participation and engagement. They help to identify, recruit, nominate and train new members and maintain the communication planning for the Council. This committee meets on the 3rd Friday of each month from 10 am-12 pm in the Health Services Building, 3rd floor, room 313.
Executive
The Executive Committee is made up of the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention co-chairs, the co-chairs of each standing committee, the co-chair(s) of any ad hoc committees and the Parliamentarian. The Executive Committee reviews the recommendations of standing and ad hoc committees and may return them to the drafting committee for alteration, forward them to the full Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention for action with support, or forward them without recommendation or comment. This committee meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 1-3 pm in the Health Services Building, 3rd floor, room 313.
Grievance
The Grievance Committee considers and takes action regarding grievances related to the priority setting process, including the needs assessment process, the comprehensive planning process, the allocation of funds to service categories, compliance with the nominations process and issues of conflict of interest. This committee meets on an as-needed basis.