Planning

HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau webinars that further explain various policy notices and program letters for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients.

First in a two-part webinar series presenting strategies for use of data in RWHAP HIV planning activities, focusing on data types, sources, terminology, and strategies for analyzing the comprehensiveness and quality of data.

The webinar will help PC/PBs and RWHAP recipients identify points of tension and select appropriate approaches to manage and work through those points of tension.

This webinar focused on strategies to improve recruitment and retention of new PC/PB members. Speakers provided insights into the legislatively required membership categories, presented a recommended process for bringing on new members, and shared best and promising practices such as establishing consumer trust and effective, ongoing orientation throughout the year.

Learn about the needs assessment process that RWHAP Part A planning councils/planning bodies conduct annually. The webinar includes a case study on consumer leadership of the needs assessment process.

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

Review of the Care Continuum Learning Collaborative (CCLC), a HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau technical assistance and training initiative to strengthen and improve the HIV Care Continuum within Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).

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

Discussion of how programs can use HIV laboratory surveillance data to identify persons who have fallen out of care in order to guide re-linkage efforts (Data to Care).

The Directory is a comprehensive list of the 2017-2021 Integrated HIV Care and Prevention plans—with links to publicly available plans—organized alphabetically by state or territory.

Steps for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) to undertake in preparing for and responding to emergencies in order to ensure there is continued access to HIV medications in disaster situations.

This comprehensive PowerPoint deck was developed by the Southeastern Michigan HIV/AIDS Council to train Planning Body members in the PSRA decision-making process for the Detroit EMA. 

Example of PrEP and PEP Navigation Services Report used to provide updates to the HIV Statewide Advisory Group and Community Health Planning & Strategies Committee (RWHAP Part A).

This sample worksheet provides an Excel-based format for Planning Council members to rank and track both core medical and support service category priorities, including five key criteria to assist with the ranking process.

This sample Excel file links multiple worksheets that display comprehensive priority setting and resource allocation data. Note: since the worksheets contain automated calculation functionality, users should check formulas and modify data inputs.

This document outlines the steps and considerations that the Virginia Department of Health, RWHAP Part B recipient takes into account to develop their annual resource allocation amounts for service categories.

The Primer is designed to help Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A planning council members understand the roles and functioning of planning councils.

This resource provides operational definitions of integrated planning terms.

This document was developed by the Southeastern Michigan HIV/AIDS Council to support planning council work for the Detroit EMA.

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

This sample RWHAP Part B Fiscal Review Tool assists recipients with subrecipient monitoring. The tool tracks subrecipient performance, including financial management processes and compliance with Part B fiscal procedures.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services distilled their 130 page Wisconsin Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan into a ten page and one page summary.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services distilled their 130 page Wisconsin Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan into a ten page overview and one page summary.

Data reports, slide decks, and infographics on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).

This document includes all of the financial and service data which the Philadelphia EMA Planning Council uses in order to make resource allocation decisions for Part A funds.

The Multnomah County (Portland, OR) Part A recipient has a process for working collaboratively with their Planning Council, using a scorecard which shows how funds were allocated and cost and care outcomes.

This article presents lessons learned from implementation of a RA model for evidence-based HIV prevention interventions, with the objective of averting new HIV infections.

This report provides a summary of the federal, state, and local funding sources available to support HIV services within the Boston RWHAP EMA in 2016. Results from the report were used by the Boston EMA Planning Council to make resource allocation decisions.

The report describes the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which certain health care providers to receive significant discounts on certain prescription medications, including HIV medications. The report includes key 340B policies, as well as recent utilization trends and challenges.

The article describes a resource allocation modeling exercise carried out in Iowa in 2012 following a significant decrease in the state’s HIV prevention funding budget.

This factsheet provides an overview of the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), including their function, budget, eligibility criteria for clients, and involvement with the 340B Drug Pricing
Program.