Prevention Committee Meeting United Way Ansin Building, 3250 SW 3 rd Avenue, Conference Room A, Miami, FL 33129

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1 Prevention Committee Meeting United Way Ansin Building, 3250 SW 3 rd Avenue, Conference Room A, Miami, FL Approved on March 24, 2016 # Members Present Absent Guests 1 Bannister, Christina X Barros, Alex 2 Branch, Rodney X Martinez, Darling 3 Duberli, Francesco X Muñoz, Virginia 4 Ferrer, Luigi X Peoples, Eboni 5 Forrest, David X Persaud, Camille 6 Gonzalez, Victor X Vega, Samantha 7 Jordahl, Lori X Wynn, Joey 8 Kenneally, Sarah X Zayas, Matilde 9 Kubilus, Barbara X 10 Leblanc, Natalie X 11 Lee, Aquilla X 12 Miller, Ashley X 13 Moore, James Patrick X 14 Moore-Ramos, Morneque X 15 Muñoz, Doralba X 16 Naranjo, Vanessa X 17 Pardo, Freddy X 18 Quintero, Samuel X 19 Roelans, Ryan X 20 Sanchez, Kenia X 21 Williams, Stephen X 22 Wyatt-Sweeting, Michele X Staff Ross, Elizabeth Quorum = 8 Sastre, Francisco I. Call to Order/Introductions The chair, Sarah Kenneally, called the meeting to order at 10:11 A.M. without quorum. She welcomed everyone and asked for introductions. Quorum was reached at 10:15 A.M. II. Resource Persons Mr. Pardo indicated Behavioral Science Research (BSR) staff as resource individuals. Elizabeth Ross reminded members that all committee meetings are recorded, and the meeting recordings are available to the public. III. Review/Approve Agenda Members reviewed the agenda. There were no changes. Motion to approve the agenda as presented. Moved: Freddy Pardo Second: Lori Jordahl Motion: Passed IV. Floor Open to the Public Page 1 of 5

2 Ms. Kenneally opened the floor to the public with the following statement: During the 2013 session, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 50 which requires state, county and municipal boards to provide members of the public a reasonable opportunity to be heard on items and matters before the board. On items that are on today s agenda, members of the public have an opportunity to be heard concerning each of the items. If there is anyone who wishes to be heard, I invite you to speak now. Each person will be given three minutes to speak. Please begin by stating your name and address for the record before you talk about your concerns. The floor was opened to the public. There were no comments, questions, or concerns. V. Review/Approve Minutes of November 19, 2015 Meeting Members reviewed the meeting minutes of November 19, Michele Wyatt-Sweeting corrected the second paragraph on page 3 of 6 to reflect that she had met with County Commissioner Jordan not Commissioner Edmonson. Commissioner Edmonson s name should be reflected throughout the paragraph. Motion to approve the minutes of November 19, 2015 minutes with the above change. Moved: Natalie Leblanc Second: Michele Wyatt-Sweeting Motion: Passed VI. Membership Elizabeth Ross Ms. Ross reviewed the January 2016 Partnership and Committee Vacancy Report (copy on file) and highlighted the following committee and Partnership vacancies. There are vacancies on all committees and the Partnership. New Applicants Committee Vacant Seats Full Partnership 9 PLWHA 1 PLWHA Co-infected with Hepatitis B or C 1 Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Representative 1 Health Care Provider Representing FQHC 1 Miami-Dade County Health Department Representative 1 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Representative 1 Other Federal Grantee Representative 1 Part C Representative 1 State of Florida General Revenue Representative 1 State of Government Agency/Medicaid Representative Total vacancies: 18 Total pending the Mayor s approval: 8 Care and Treatment 11 Medical Care Subcommittee 2 PLWHA 1 Pharmacist 1 Nutritionist 1 Nurse 4 General members 1 General Revenue Community Coalition 9 Housing 7 Prevention 2 Strategic Planning 9 Page 2 of 5

3 There are two new applicants applying to join the Prevention Committee. They are Eboni Peoples and Matilde Zayas. Both applicants introduced themselves to members. Motion to accept Eboni Peoples as a member of the Prevention Committee. Moved: Freddy Pardo Seconded: Lori Jordahl Motion: Passed Motion to accept Matilde Zayas as a member of the Prevention Committee. Moved: Freddy Pardo Seconded: Lori Jordahl Motion: Passed There are now zero vacancies remaining on this committee. Ms. Ross congratulated the committee on its membership rate of 100%. Of all the Partnership s standing committees, the Prevention Committee is the only committee full to capacity. VII. Prevention Plan Year 2 Summary Ms. Kenneally presented the HIV Prevention Plan: Year 2 according to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (copy on file). The data shows how Miami-Dade County has progressed to meet indicators aligned with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce new HIV infections, increase access to care for PLWHA, and reduce health disparities seen among PLWHA. VIII. Feedback on Miami-Dade County s HIV Prevention & Care and Treatment Integrated Plan Francisco Sastre, Ph. D, stated the purpose of the HRSA/CDC HIV Prevention & Care and Treatment Integrated Plan (copy on file) and reviewed the draft strategies specific to HIV prevention. Dr. Sastre asked for the committee s feedback. Alex Barros suggested including a strategy on facilitating educational seminars to private physicians on usig HIV test and treat models. Joey Wynn suggested improving prevention protocols of notifying STD/HIV+ patients to be more efficient so that it does not take as long for patients to connect with Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade DIS staff. Mr. Barros suggested that the committee incorporate findings from the MSM Consultation Report. Mr. Barros will send this report to BSR staff. IX. Standing Business Partnership Report Sarah Kenneally Ms. Kenneally reviewed the January 11, 2016 Partnership Report (copy on file). There were no questions, comments or concerns. MSM Collaborative Update Alex Barros Mr. Barros invited Prevention Committee members to attend the next MSM Collaborative Meeting. During the last MSM Collaborative Meeting, members discussed how to provide education on PrEP, HIV outreach, and Treatment as Prevention to Winter Party and Miami Beach Pride attendees. TRANSform Dade Update Alex Barros There is no update on TRANSform Dade. Page 3 of 5

4 Update on Meetings Between the Partnership Chair and Commissioners Michele Wyatt-Sweeting Ms. Wyatt-Sweeting reported that there are no further meetings scheduled with the Board of County Commissioners. County Commissioner Jordan wanted to know has any community-based organization approached any of the principals in Miami-Dade County, specifically the top 20 priority schools. The committee had a lengthy discussion on what sexual health curriculum should be adopted in Miami-Dade County and the absence of a policy requiring principals to adopt M-DCPS approved sexual health curriculum. However, no community-based organization represented around the table stated that they had approached a school principal about conducting HIV testing and counseling and sexual health in the schools. Ms. Wyatt-Sweeting stated that she will speak with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Office of Student Services on who they know have successfully communicated with school principals regarding this matter. X. New Business Suggested HIV Prevention Plan Modifications Sarah Kenneally Ms. Kenneally reviewed the FDOH-MDC HIV Prevention Plan 2016 Modifications (copy on file). After much discussion, the committee did not agree to drop Objectives CST 2 and CST 4, which read as below. Objective CST 2: By December 31, 2015, increase the number of centers with health care providers who have the knowledge necessary to perform routine HIV testing according to the CDC routine HIV testing guidelines and applicable state/territorial laws. Reason for dropping; Responsible agency no longer receives funding. Objective CST 4: By December 31, 2016, disseminate information/guidelines on npep and PrEP to health care and treatment providers. Reason for dropping: FDOH does not have the staffing capacity at the local level to support this objective. FDOH in Tallahassee has provided the New York Department of Public Health s training for medical providers for adaptation. For Objective CST 4, Mr. Pardo suggested that FDOH-MDC make a Memorandum of Understanding with local providers to disseminate the information or change the method of dissemination. Mr. Pardo suggested that maybe FDOH-MDC could contract with an agency that could create a forum or an appropriate arena to distribute the information. Ms. Kenneally stated that she will consult with Kira Villamizar on the committee s suggestions and report back at the next meeting. Motion to drop objectives CD 14, CD 15, HD 4, HD 6, and HD 7 in the Miami-Dade County HIV/AIDS Prevention Plan as presented in the attachment. Moved: Freddy Pardo Seconded: Kenia Sanchez Motion: Passed Members reviewed Objective CD 8 and agreed to modify it as suggested since there was only a 0.9% increase between 2014 and 2015 of condom orders. The Test Miami website does not receive enough website visits to justify continuing with a 10% increase annually. Page 4 of 5

5 Motion to modify Objective CD 8, By December 2016, the Test Miami website has increased the number of condom orders by 10% annually to By December 2016, the Test Miami website has increased the number of condom orders by 5% annually. Moved: Natalie Leblanc Seconded: Matilde Zayas Motion: Passed Opposed: Stephen Williams Featured HIV Prevention Method Sarah Kenneally Ms. Kenneally reported that there is no featured HIV prevention method this month. One will be given at the next meeting. XI. Announcements Ms. Ross reviewed the December 2015 New Clients Registered in the Ryan White Care System and the February and March Partnership calendars (copies on file). XII. Next Meeting The next meeting is February 25, 2016, at United Way Ansin Building. XIII. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting. Moved: Lori Jordahl Seconded: Kenia Sanchez Motion: Passed The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 A.M. Page 5 of 5