Part A - Planning Councils

A letter from the Department of Health & Human Services to the Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV Prevention Colleagues outlines the plan to issue the updated Integrated HIV Prevention and Care

Webinars on HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) policy notices and program letters for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients.

Series of manuals for Parts (programs) under HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).

Collection of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A and Part B Monitoring Standards (fiscal, program, universal) and FAQs.

Instructions for completing reports in the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Triannual Module.

Webinars and other special events by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau.

Insights on jurisdictional-level approaches for the screening, care, treatment, and cure of hepatitis C virus in people with HIV.

Pre-application webinars for Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements from HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).

Strategies to improve recruitment and retention of new PC/PB members.

Review of the priority setting and resource allocation (PSRA) process that RWHAP Part A planning councils/planning bodies need to engage in every year.

The experiences of one of the many jurisdictions considering integrating prevention and care funding streams in order to facilitate greater integration of services on the ground. 

Review of the needs assessment process that RWHAP Part A planning councils/planning bodies conduct annually, with a case study on consumer leadership of the needs assessment process.

Review of the duties and roles of RWHAP Part A planning council/planning body members, planning council support staff, and RWHAP Part A recipients.

Strategies for ongoing consumer and stakeholder engagement in the integrated prevention and care planning, implementation, and monitoring processes.

Strategies to identify roles and responsibilities for implementing your five-year Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan.

Video to recruit new members for the Ryan White Part A Planning Council, featuring consumer voices.

Webinar on the integrated HIV prevention and care planning efforts and approaches to joint planning bodies. The Los Angeles EMA and Chicago EMA presented on their experiences in creating an integrated prevention and care planning body in their communities.

An orientation to Ryan White Planning Councils for prospective new members. Una introducción a los consejos de planificación para miembros recientes.

Tips to help planning council/planning body (PC/PB) members connect electronically during the COVID-19 emergency.

Here are some tips for preparing for and implementing remote PC/PB meetings.

Table with the status of open meeting/sunshine laws in the District of Columbia and the 25 states that have at least one Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part A Program.

Tool to assist Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Planning Councils/Planning Bodies (PC/PBs) that are considering the use of alternate members or proxy voting.

Crosswalk document on the roles and responsibilities of HRSA HAB and CDC DHAP Planning Bodies in Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Planning and related activities.

Use this editable Word template to create a customized training plan for your planning council/planning body officers.

Editable Word document customizable template for taking effective minutes for your planning council/planning body and committee meetings.

Examples of integrated HIV prevention and care planning activities to assist planning bodies to integrate the work of their respective planning bodies. 

List of 2017-2021 Integrated HIV Care and Prevention plans—with links to publicly available plans—organized alphabetically by state or territory.

Guide for planning councils/planning bodies to conduct orientation and ongoing training to prepare members to participate fully in RWHAP Part A planning and decision making.

El Manual fue diseñado para ayudar a los miembros del consejo de planificación del Programa Ryan White de VIH/SIDA Parte A, a entender las labores y el funcionamiento de los consejos de planificación.

Review of the roles and functioning of Ryan White Part A planning councils.

Select Integrated Plan sections that jurisdictions can use as examples/models when updating their integrated plans, in accordance with the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan Guidance.

Visual to show the progress on the activities and objectives to achieve the goals of the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan.

Phoenix EMA RWHAP Part A Team

Sample Priority Setting and Resource Allocation (PSRA) planning activity.

Spreadsheet summarizing a care/prevention plan, including a work plan.

Example of an Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan work plan, including details of activity, parties responsible, partners, timelines, and performance measures.

Scorecard template for use in keeping parties involved in RWHAP Part A planning informed about funds allocated to service areas. Also for the outcomes in terms of costs and care outcomes.

This report outlines six types and levels of cooperation and collaboration on HIV prevention-care planning, presented as examples of integrated planning activities that involve HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A, Part B, and CDC HIV Prevention Planning Bodies and Grantees.

An Excel spreadsheet used to score service categories for decisions on setting priorities for Ryan White HIV/AIDS services. It was adjusted to account for implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

This guide is designed to support PC/PB Support staff, PC/PB members, leaders and others in planning and providing orientation and training for current and potential members of PC/PBs and their communities.

Sample bylaw provisions that allow planning councils/planning bodies (PC/PB) to meet remotely.

Federal agency that administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) and the Global HIV/AIDS Program and plays a critical role in helping diagnose, treat, prevent, and respond as part of the "Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America" initiative.