Outreach Events

CARE Council Committees

The Palm Beach County HIV CARE Council has eight standing committees.  Each committee establishes a meeting schedule ranging from 6-12 meetings a year.  Committee membership is not limited to CARE Council members.  If you are interested in one of the committees, please see a Council member or Staff for more information.

Community Awareness

• Conducts outreach to HIV/AIDS service consumers
• Informal liaison to bring consumer issues to CARE Council
• Identifies ways to reach people living with HIV/AIDS and communities served
• Shares ideas for engaging people living with HIV/AIDS in CARE Council work

Executive

• Limited to CARE Council Executive members: Includes the Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and Chair of each standing committee
• Oversees the grant application process and implementation of policy or actions established by the CARE Council

Local Pharmaceutical Assistance Program

• Works to ensure people living with HIV/AIDS receive necessary medication
• Compiles a list of covered medications (formulary)

Ensures the system of care meets local and federal standards

Membership

• Limited to CARE Council members
• Identifies and recruits members for the CARE Council and committees
• Trains new and existing members
• Ensures CARE Council members reflect the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Palm Beach County
  

Quality Management & Evaluation Committee

• Ensures HIV funded agencies comply with standards of care established by the CARE Council
• Establishes Standards of Care for RW Part A service categories
• Assists with other QM functions as needed

Planning

• Develops major planning activities of the CARE Council
• Works with other planning/funding entities in PBC to ensure inclusion of all needed and available resources
• Develops  a county-wide Needs Assessment
• Contributes to the Integrated Planning process for PBC
• Develops and implements evaluation tools and programs
  
   

Priorities and Allocation

• Uses data to establish a list of services to enhance the medical condition and improve quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS
• Prioritizes services and appropriately allocates funding

LGBTQ Health Equity Committee

• Creating a platform where individuals are able to lend a significant voice to the issues, barriers and gaps in prevention, medical care and treatment, and biomedical intervention.
• Conducting community outreach and improved engagement in the LGBTQ community.
• Identifying barriers to linkages to care, treatment, and other social services to LGBTQ individuals infected/affected by HIV/AIDS.
• Working with the Planning Committee on development of the CARE Council's Integrated Plan