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