Planning Councils and Planning Bodies

Planning is a multi-step process of information gathering to determine needs and subsequent decision making to devote resources to the highest needs. Individuals who conduct planning under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) do so in their roles as members and managers of RWHAP planning bodies. Planning bodies include RWHAP Parts A Planning Councils (hard hit metropolitan areas) and Part B planning bodies/consortia (for entire states/territories or regions within these jurisdictions). Planning is also undertaken by clinics and other service agencies under other RWHAP Parts and involves examination of epidemiological and service delivery data to identify needs and guide decisions about how to deliver services.

Getting Started

• Orientation Resources for Ryan White Staff
• RWHAP Parts - are you A, B, C, D, F or all of the above? These pages bring together information targeted to the Part(s) that support your work.
• Find What You Need - Search and Filter or use our A-Z Topic Index. Examples:
  • Planning - These resources cover all aspects of Ryan White planning and coordination.
  • People with HIV & Community Involvement - Tools are for patient education, models and best practices for peer programs, advisory boards, and patient involvement.
  • Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative - EHE is focused on four pillars: diagnose, treat, prevent, and respond in hard hit jurisdictions.
• Best Practices - This collection of HIV service interventions have been reviewed for their demonstrated effectiveness at improving client health outcomes.
• Find Ryan White Services presents contact information and links for RWHAP recipients.
• Stay Informed - Sign up for HRSA-supported RWHAP listservs.