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The Florida
Comprehensive Planning Network (FCPN) was formed January 1, 2004, and
represents a transition from the previous Florida HIV/AIDS Community
Planning Group. The FCPN is a statewide planning body that works in
collaboration with the Department of Health to develop a
comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, patient care, and hepatitis plan. The
membership of the FCPN consists of representatives from across the state
that are selected from local health departments, local HIV/AIDS
community planning groups (CPGs), and local patient care consortia. The FCPN consists of three planning entities:
the prevention planning
group/early intervention (PPG), the patient care planning group (PCPG),
and the Florida Viral Hepatitis Council. At-large members are appointed
to ensure representation of special populations, such as Persons Living
HIV/AIDS, Religious/Faith Community, Substance Abuse/Mental
Health, Children’s Medical Services, Behavioral Science,
Haitian, Migrant/Farmworker, MSM (Men who have Sex with
Men) of Color, Hispanic, Hepatitis, and Youth.
The
Florida Comprehensive Planning Network was known
as the FCPG until January 2004 and met four times each year. The FCPN’s subsidiary planning groups meet only three times each year for
more cost effective and efficient planning activities. Members of the
PPG developed specific guidelines to assist
local community planning partnerships in the development of their local
prevention plans. The guidelines were developed during PPG meetings and
during workgroup meetings held between the quarterly PPG meetings.
Local partnerships were required to use the guidelines and the AHP
initiative to update
their priority populations during July 2006.
What are the Community Planning
Partnerships?
The state is divided into seventeen distinct geographical areas.
However, because some areas conduct joint planning, there are fourteen
community-planning partnerships. Each area has a local CPG, which is responsible
for gathering local data, conducting a local needs assessment, and
developing a local HIV/AIDS prevention plan. Local planning
partnerships/groups are guided by the same principles of community
planning which guide the FCPN, and they actively recruit members that
link various segments of the government and community. CPGs
reflect the HIV/AIDS epidemic in their area. Additionally, each CPG nominates one of their members to serve on the FCPN. This member is
not only responsible for representing the needs and concerns of the
local partnership on the statewide body, but is also responsible for
assuring the implementation of FCPN guidelines by the local area. |
