Our Approach
About The CHPC
Who We Are
Collaborative HIV Prevention and Care Planning
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) recognizes the Connecticut HIV Planning Consortium (CHPC) as its primary vehicle for statewide HIV prevention and care planning. The CHPC convenes diverse stakeholders – including people with HIV (PWH), service providers, health specialists, and a range of community members – with a shared goal of creating a coordinated statewide prevention and care system.
Members
Up to 35 voting members who represent the diversity of the epidemic in Connecticut
and who hold responsibility to make planning decisions.
Public Participants
Public participants who attend CHPC meetings and/or provide input through their participation in other CHPC planning activities
State Department of Public Health (CT DPH)
The State Department of Public Health (CT DPH), which serves as the state agency responsible for establishing and supporting the CHPC as part of the state’s public health agenda
Representation
Representation from
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- People living with HIV
- State, regional, and local organizations involved in providing HIV/AIDS prevention and care services (including Ryan White Planning Councils)
- State, regional, and local organizations involved in providing services to address related health disparities (e.g., Sexually Transmitted Infections, Hepatitis, Substance Use Disorders, homelessness, and mental health issues).
Subject Matter Experts
Subject matter experts who provide presentations, information, training, and other supports.
Our Mission
“Create a coordinated statewide care and prevention system that reduces the rate of new HIV infections and connects those who are living with and affected by HIV/AIDS to appropriate services.”
What We Do
Driving HIV Prevention and Care Solutions
The CHPC does planning work. Planning involves gathering information which CT DPH and its partners use to make meaningful decisions about the delivery of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services. During the planning work, the CHPC creates opportunities for networking, leadership development, professional development, and HIV/AIDS awareness.
The CHPC helps CT DPH and its partners gather information about HIV and other related diseases such as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Hepatitis, Substance Use Disorders (SUD), homelessness, and mental health issues. With this information, the CHPC helps to produce important planning documents such as: Epidemiological profiles, Statewide HIV/AIDS/Syndemic needs & resource assessment, Statewide HIV/AIDS/Syndemic Prevention & Care Plan, and Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need (SCSN).
How We Do It
CT Integrated HIV Prevention & Care Plan 2022-2026
The Statewide HIV Plan provides a roadmap for how Connecticut intends to end the HIV epidemic. The main responsibility of the CHPC is the development and updating of this Plan. The CHPC assembles partners and uses data to make the Plan a “living” document. For example, the figure below shows how gay and bisexual men account for most newly diagnosed persons with HIV (2020). Informed by the data, CT recognizes the importance of engaging Non-Ryan White providers to improve the health outcomes of all people living with HIV and not just those receiving Ryan White services.
The Plan represents a call to action for our communities and partners to address issues and to help reduce disparities among priority populations. It includes prevention & care strategies and reviews changes in the data to adjust prevention & care strategies in response to changes in the epidemic and other factors such as new prevention and treatment medications, changes in laws, and changes in provider service capacity. The Plan connects HIV prevention & care strategies to similar efforts designed to reduce hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and substance use disorders.
Our Values
Equality
The opportunity for all members to participate equally irrespective of differences such as race/ethnicity; age; gender; sexual orientation; personal health status; spirituality; and educational level.
Inclusion
All CHPC members receive an opportunity for meaningful involvement and active participation in discussion and decision-making.
Representation
CHPC members reflect the diverse perspectives of all affected communities.
