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Florida HIV/AIDS Advocacy Network (FHAAN) Monthly Statewide Meeting Notes and Action Items Date: Monday – March 7, 2011 Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) – 3:00 p.m. (ET) Dial In: 888.627.7005, Conference Code: 110097#

Executive Committee:

Committee Co-Chairs:

Invited Speakers:

Joey Wynn (Co-Chair) Jesse Fry (Co-Chair) Ted Howard (Administrator) Rafael Abadia Belinda Alexander Ken Bargar Marty Clemmons Jess Feiler Jesse Fry Dab Garner William Harper Nathaniel Hendley Steve Hoke Ted Howard

Jesse Fry & Michael Ruppal (Advocacy) James Talley & Ted Howard (Focus) Cathy Robinson-Pickett & Ken Bargar (Membership) Members Registered: Beatrice Innocent Kathy Kavanaugh Thomas Liberti Butch McKay Vanessa Mills Paul Moore Evelyn Morales Larry Osband Andrew Paquette David Poole

Tom Liberti (Chief, Florida Bureau of HIV/AIDS) Butch McKay (OASIS) Robert Reynolds Cathy Robinson-Pickett Allison Ruby Michael Ruppal Donna Sabatino Tim Salyer Sherri Serpas James Talley Rick Vitale Valerie Wojciechowicz Joey Wynn

Agenda

Discussion

Plan of Action

Welcome/Roll Call Quorum Determination Meeting Guidelines

Quorum = 33% (6 of 17 required)

Met = 57% (16 of 28)

Review of FHAAN Missions, Goals and Objectives

Mission: Florida HIV/AIDS Advocacy Network (FHAAN) advocates for statewide HIV/AIDS resources including education, policies, programs, funding and legislation.

 Mute phone when in listen mode. Do not put your phone on hold.  State your name prior to speaking.  Members to abide by our FHAAN Operating Agreement’s Process and FHAAN Code of Conduct.

Goals: To ensure that Federal & State Legislators, the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of HIV/AIDS staff and local leaders are continuously in touch with their constituents needs and are supportive of the following: 1. Effective research-supported community prevention programs; 2. Access to adequate, culturally appropriate and stigma-free, care, treatment, housing and social/support services 3. Biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research; 4. Adequate funding for all aforementioned programs; and 5. Protection of the dignity of all people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS, regardless of

gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious belief. Objectives: In collaboration with local, state, regional and national organizations, FHAAN will develop and implement 1. Public policy, education and advocacy strategies; 2. Engage in message development and media activities; and 3. Support community mobilization and grassroots activism.

Minutes Review/Approval from Previous Meeting

http://bit.ly/eg3LpP Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS:

Executive Committee Joey Wynn

Membership Committee Ken Bargar

Committee interest Add call # to webinar invites Full agenda in invitations FHAAN Schedule on web Admin Job Description http://bit.ly/ftKzEt

Policy: 50, Focus: 28, Membership: 28 Adopted Adopted Completed: http://bit.ly/hDEGwB In progress Co-Chair Adopted: Cathy Robinson-Pickett Memberships: Hardcopy: 25 + Online: 124 = 149 (30 active) Prospects: 411 - 149 = 262 to reach Ted to resend online request only to those who have not yet completed it Recruit: Poz Living Conf, etc. Then calls/emails.

Product and Policy Advocacy Committee Jesse Fry and Michael Ruppal

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Policies Adopted: Out-of-state membership policy FHAAN Members without email Bureau staff as “Info Only” Not sign Operating Agreement as “Info Only”  Jesse and Joey completing their 1-Pagers this week.  Jesse sent Fact Sheet prospects to Ted  Ted to create all in our standardized forms.  Area Snap-Shots: http://bit.ly/hN50JQ  Ted sent out Survey, 27 responses in so far.  FHAAN Lobby Day:  Some presence with our key folks who know our issues best, who are diverse and include care providers (can get help with what legislators to educate) and set appt with Governor.  Focus on presenting our packets and speaking about long-term cost saving with short-term investment now … and how this will save people’s lives.  We can use the Poz Living Conference to help bring this group together.  Best to do it on day same people and supporters will be in Tally to save on participant costs and increase participation #s. 3/17 or Broward Days

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Focus and Structure Committee James Talley and Ted Howard

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date (3/23-24). Plus a “FHAAN Virtual Town Hall Day/s” – TAI Intern Dawn Hunter helping us with online call-to-action system/emails. We can use the Poz Living Conference to help inform people of this plan so they can act and have others act. In-District Visits encouraged during Easter/Passover break. We need to be prepared for when the DOH plan comes out soon – Quickly understand it and quickly respond to it. Forms Adopted: Agenda/Minutes (unanimous), Schedule (unanimous), Membership (unanimous), and Operating Agreement (1 nay). Ideas generated on handling non-advocacy listserv post request. Pending further discussion. Also, Review of Listserv options. FHAAN.org works in Google search, Ted to work on direct link.

Old Business: Tom Liberti Chief, FL Bureau of HIV/AIDS

 ADAP Update

As of March 3, 2011, there are 6,972 individuals on ADAP waiting lists in eleven (11) states. Florida: 3,503 individuals on waiting lists. 10k Rx’s from Welvista in SC to FL. April 1: HRSA will cut grant award, minus any RW reductions = Decision making with US Congress.

 Budget

http://bit.ly/e1gKKJ

 Reorganizations FL DOH Eval and Justification Recommendations 3-1-11.pdf

ActivateU

Butch McKay

Gainesville ActivateU February 25th Gainesville Activate U February 25, 2011 flyer.pdf

Positive Living Conference

Butch McKay

New Business:

FHAAN Focus and Structure Committee – March Meeting

Positive Living 14 Conference March 11-13, 2011 in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort http://www.aidsoasis.org/AIDSoasis/Positive_L iving_Application_Preference.html Cancelled, next to be in April.

Announcements:

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Next FHAAN Monthly Meeting:

Monday April 4, 2011 @ 2pm (ET)

FIRST Monday of each Month

Location: Dial In: 888.627.7005, Conference Code: 110097#, and Webinar (online registration email to be delivered by one week in advance)