Broward County HIV Prevention Planning Council (BCHPPC)

Black AIDS Advisory Group—meetings from 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Group Purpose: To foster and develop linkages between community leaders and community-based organizations to the Florida Department of Health Broward by providing resources and strategies to increase quality HIV/AIDS services to minority communities.

Government Co-Chair: Christella Therency | Community Co-Chair: James H. Lewis
Email Christella.Therency@flhealth.gov for additional information

Meeting Address: DOH-Broward, 780 SW 24th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315

Broward County Schools Youth Advisory Work Group—meetings from 10:00am until 11:30am

Group Purpose: To provide HIV prevention information and support to Broward County Public Schools and the youth served.

Government Co-Chair: Sebrina James | Community Co-Chair: Lorenzo Robertson
Email sebrina.james@browardschools.com for additional information

Meetings are not held from June-September
Meetings Are Virtual Until Further Notice
Email Sebrina James for virtual meeting details

Latinos en Acción (L.E.A)—meetings from 10:00am until 12:00pm unless otherwise noted.

Group Purpose: To empower and educate our community in Broward County regarding HIV/AIDS issues and about Hispanic/Latino community needs.

Government Co-Chair: Rosalid Pena Camacho | Community Co-Chair: Arianna Lint
Email rosalid.penacamacho@flhealth.gov for additional information

Meeting Address: DOH-Broward, 780 SW 24th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315

MSM Advisory Work Group—meetings from 2:30pm until 4:30pm

Group Purpose: To provide recommendations and suggestions for improving and achieving greater accountability for HIV/AIDS prevention programs and activities targeting men who have sex with men in Broward County.

Interim Government Co-Chair: Rania H. Mills | Community Co-Chair: Jameer Baptiste
Email Rania.Mills@flhealth.gov for additional information

Meeting Address: DOH-Broward, 780 SW 24th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315

Perinatal Advisory Work Group—meetings from 9:00am until 11:00am

Group Purpose: Provides updated education on perinatal HIV to the community, yearly updates to medical providers, and seeks to increase testing and awareness for all women of childbearing age.

Government Co-Chair: Yvette Gonzalez | Community Co-Chair: Vacant
Email yvette.gonzalez@flhealth.gov for additional information

Meeting Address: DOH-Broward, 780 SW 24th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315

Biomedical Advisory Work Group—meetings from 10:00am until 12:00pm

Group Purpose: To provide recommendations on strategies, goals and actions for the coordinated implementation of PrEP, nPEP, and other biomedical strategies for HIV Prevention in Broward County. This group acts as a resource/advisor to all other BCHPPC advisory workgroups to make bio medical interventions a specific part of all the workgroups.

Government Co-Chair: Norma Collazo | Community Co-Chair: Yamil Cruz
Email Norma.Collazo@flhealth.gov for additional information

Meeting Address: DOH-Broward, 780 SW 24th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315

Transgender Health in Action (THIA)—meetings from 2:30 until 3:30pm

Group Purpose: THIA/T-House Transgender Advisory Group addresses issues such as the general health and wellbeing of the transgender community, as well as provide prevention education and testing to facilitate risk reduction from HIV and other infectious diseases in the transgender and gender non-conforming community.

Interim Government Co-Chair: Rania H. Mills Rania.Mills@flhealth.gov
Community Co-Chair: Tatiana Williams tatiana@transinclusivegroup.org

Meeting Address: TBD