Meeting Date: March 25th, 2002
Meeting Place: 25 Van Ness, Room 330A
Meeting Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm (Extended to 7:40 PM)
I. Call to Order
4:30pm
II. Roll Call
See Attachment A.
III. Review and
Approval of Agenda
The
Agenda was approved.
IV. Review and Approval of Minutes, February 25th,
2002
Mjay
Sanders made minor corrections to the minutes. The corrections were noted for change. The minutes were approved.
Margot Antonetty announced
that the month of April is Harm Reduction Month for the Department of Public
Health.
Kevin Johnson
announced that several membership applicants were present at the meeting and
asked them to introduce themselves to the council.
There
was no public comment.
Laura Thomas handed out information sheets regarding statistics and information
on the epidemiology of HIV. Laura
Thomas reviewed each handout and presented the importance of each one. See Handout – Total San Francisco
Population.
Glossary of Terms – Definitions and
Resources helps to understand statistical information about the epidemiology of
HIV, how to use the data in the council process and the demographic breakdown
of San Francisco. Laura Thomas stated that the council is responsible for knowing
what the epidemiology looks like; to understand the demographics in order to
understand how it is used in the Title I grant applications.
The Surveillance data, collected
primarily from medical charts, consists of demographic information, how the
client was infected with HIV, what medications the client currently is taking,
geographical information, long-term infection information, trends, and
demographic changes over time.
The council should use this data to
examine the difference between large groups vs. disproportional groups, how to
use the information in Prioritization, what are the limitations and barriers
clients’ face, and what groups are not in care or under represented in the
CARE-funded system.
Ling
Sue then presented a Power Point presentation on the status of epidemiology
in San Francisco. After the presentation,
the council discussed the information
presented regarding the epidemiology of HIV in San Francisco. The
council asked detailed questions about the presentation regarding the
transgender population, public versus no insurance, trends, Medicare, quality
management, rise in STD infection, homelessness, and medication usage.
Michele
Long Dixon reviewed the handout, HIV Health Services 4th Quarter
Report, regarding the 2000-01 Carry Forward Update and Standards of Care. See
Handout Rollover Funding for FY 01-02 & HIV Health Services 4th
Quarterly Report to the HIV Health Services Planning Council.
IX. Overview of Ryan
White CARE Act Legislation and HRSA Regulations
Laura
Thomas reviewed the following handouts:
Reauthorization Issues, The Ryan White CARE Act, Priority Setting and
Resource Allocation, Health Care, Definitions and Resources, and Understanding
Statistics. See Handout The Ryan White CARE Act, Definitions & Resources,
Understanding Statistics, Priority Setting and Resource Allocation, Health
CARE, Reauthorization Issues, & Priority Setting. Laura
Thomas stated that the Ryan White CARE Act handout could be used to help
direct the council and the language for the Grantee Assessment. See Handout
The Ryan White CARE Act, Definitions & Resources, Understanding Statistics. The Priority Setting and Resource Allocation
handout can be a guide with Prioritization. See
Handout Priority Setting and Resource Allocation. The
Health Care handout will help with the HRSA definition and service category
terminology. See Handout Health Care.
The Reauthorization Issues handout explains HRSA’s expectations from
Needs Assessment and Prioritization. See Handout Reauthorization
Issues .
The Priority Setting handout shows the language in the Ryan White CARE
Act concerning the council. See Handout Priority Setting.
X. Committee Reports
- Steering
Committee
Catherine
Geanuracos spoke about the
City’s Finance Meeting. Jim Illig announced that the Mayor had
decided to take money from the general fund from DPH to supplement the CARE
funding cuts, resulting in 1/3 less cuts.
Catherine Geanuracos announced
the training at the Steering Committee on Effective Meeting Facilitation was
great and helpful.
Catherine Geanuracos
lead the discussion on committee structure, to have 5 committee meetings (I
& E, Membership, Community Action, Housing, and PWA Caucus) and 2 work
groups (Mental Health/Substance Abuse and 3-Year Plan). Catherine
spoke about the importance of the Housing Committee and hopes that other
similar committees or work groups can be modeled in the same way. The
council discussed the proposed committee structure, By-laws, and the role
of the committees.
Catherine Geanuracos
proposed to have an additional Steering Committee meeting in April, on the 1st
from 5pm – 6:30pm to discuss the information the council wants about the
service categories, cuts, funding sources from DPH and Providers. The council approved the additional meeting.
- PWA Caucus
Mjay Sanders
reviewed the minutes from the PWA Caucus meeting. Mjay also stated that
the increasing number of public comments by clients and providers is
encouraging.
Richard Bargetto’s
HIV report for February includes a cumulative report for the prior year; Mjay
stated that this data would be useful for Prioritization.
Mjay
Sanders gave an update on the Needs Assessment demographics, process, and
data collection.
- Membership
Kevin Johnson
reviewed the current demographics of the council and the available seats
(mandated seats and other vacancies). Kevin Johnson gave an update on the
status of the outreach brochure, orientating new members, mentoring new
members, and tracking attendance. See Handout Attendance (L). The council then discussed the attendance
record for the last quarter.
- Housing
Margot Antonetty
reported that Brad Hume and she were successful in obtaining a seat on the SRO
Task Force for the HIV Health Services Planning Council. The
council then needs to decide who will be filling the seat.
- Implementation and Evaluation
Charlene Pugh
reported that the I & E committee is currently reviewing the last Grantee
Assessment and Prioritization and will be gathering information to assist in
this year’s process.
Adjournment
7:40
PM