Planning Council Support Office

The purpose of the Planning Council (PC) in the Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice is to plan for and design the present and future system of care for persons with HIV in a way that is comprehensive, culturally sensitive, and reflective of the metropolitan St. Louis HIV Transitional Grant Area (TGA) community. SLU's PC collaborates with persons and agencies providing other resources to identify and address needs, and to ensure quality, efficiency, effectiveness and continuity of care.

Planning Council members:

Participate in monthly Planning Council meetings.
Bring experience and knowledge regarding the needs of people and communities affected by HIV/AIDS to Planning Council discussions.
Are assigned to at least one additional committee based on need, interests and experience.

Mission

The mission of the PC is to collaborate with community stakeholders to achieve a coordinated data-driven response to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Services to reduce new infections, increase access to care, improve health outcomes, and reduce health disparities in the St. Louis Metropolitan Region.

Vision

The PC is committed to eliminating new infections and improving the health and well-being of persons impacted by HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, viral hepatitis and related health concerns.

Core Values

The core values of the PC are stewardship of resources, respect for human dignity, integrity, leadership, parity, inclusion, representation and engagement.

Upcoming Meetings and Archive

Meeting Archive

2025 Meetings

January 2025

Jan. 6: Prevention and Care Strategy Committee
Jan. 8: Executive Committee
Jan. 15: Planning Council
Jan. 17: MAI Committee
Jan. 21: Membership and Stakeholder
Jan. 22: Needs Assessment Committee
Jan. 27: Consumer Advocacy Committee

February 2025

Feb. 3: Prevention and Care Strategy Committee
Feb. 5: Executive Committee
Feb. 12: Planning Council
Feb. 18: Membership and Stakeholder
Feb. 21: MAI Committee
Feb. 24: Consumer Advocacy Committee

March 2025

March 3: Prevention and Care Strategy Committee
March 5: Executive Committee
March 12: Planning Council
March 18: Membership and Stakeholder
March 19: Needs Assessment
March 21: MAI Committee
March 24: Consumer Advocacy Committee

April 2025

April 2: Executive Committee
April 7: Prevention and Care Strategy Committee
April 9: Planning Council
April 15: Membership and Stakeholder
April 16: Needs Assessment
April 18: MAI Committee
April 28: Consumer Advocacy Committee

May 2025

May 5: Prevention and Care Strategy Committee
May 7: Executive Committee
May 14: Planning Council
May 16: MAI Committee
May 19: Consumer Advocacy Committee
May 20: Membership and Stakeholder
May 21: Needs Assessment

June 2025

June 2: Prevention and Care Strategy Committee
June 4: Executive Committee
June 11: Planning Council
June 17: Membership and Stakeholder
June 18: Needs Assessment
June 20: MAI
June 23: Consumer Advocacy Committee

July 2025

July 2: Executive Committee
July 7: Prevention and Care Strategy
July 9: Planning Council
July 15: Membership & Stakeholder
July 16: Needs Assessment
July 18: MAI
July 28: Consumer Advocacy Committee

August 2025

Aug. 4: Prevention and Care Strategy
Aug. 6: Executive Committee
Aug. 13: Planning Council
Aug. 15: MAI
Aug. 19: Membership and Stakeholder
Aug. 20: Needs Assessment
Aug. 25: Consumer Advocacy Committee

September 2025

Sept. 1: Prevention and Care Strategy
Sept. 3: Executive Committee
Sept. 10: Planning Council
Sept. 16: Membership and Stakeholder
Sept. 17: Needs Assessment
Sept. 19: MAI
Sept. 22: Consumer Advocacy Committee

October 2025

Oct. 1: Executive Committee
Oct. 6: Prevention and Care Strategy
Oct. 8: Planning Council
Oct. 14: Membership and Stakeholder
Oct. 15: Needs Assessment
Oct. 27: Consumer Advocacy Committee

November 2025

Nov. 3: Prevention and Care Strategy
Nov. 5: Executive Committee
Nov. 12: Planning Council
Nov. 18: Membership and Stakeholder
Nov. 19: Needs Assessment
Nov. 24: Consumer Advocacy Committee

December 2025

Dec. 3: Executive Committee
Dec. 10: Planning Council

Linkage to Care

The primary goal of the linkage to care line is to connect people who have recently received an HIV-positive diagnosis to appropriate medical care as soon as possible. Clients can call our linkage to care line at 314-356-0200 to connect to services. When prospective clients call, a case manager will complete an intake and assign them to an agency. That agency will assign them to a case manager who will enroll them so the client can start accessing services. The LTC phone is available 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday.

St. Louis Transitional Grant Area

Map showing counties involved in the grant. In Missouri, St. Louis City, and the counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln, Jefferson and Franklin are labeled as the Missouri H I V prevention region and Missouri counties of the T G A. On the Illinois side, the counties of Clinton, Madison, St. Clair, Monroe and Jersey are labeled as counties of the T G A in H I V prevention region. Counties of Calhoun, Macoupin, Bond, Fayette, Marion, Washington and Randolph are labeled as Illinois counties of H I V prevention region not in the T G A.

The St. Louis region receives Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) federal funding to provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS in seven counties in Missouri and five counties in Illinois. The map above outlines the counties that our region covers. To determine how much funding each service gets, federal legislation requires a community planning body to use a data-based approach to allocate funding to the services needed most and identified by people living with HIV/AIDS. The City of St. Louis then receives funds directly from HRSA and contracts out funded services to organizations and health centers in the region.