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About the Prevention Planning Group

The Philadelphia Prevention Planning Group (PPG) reviews and uses key data to establish prevention priorities as well as a Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan based on these priorities. In addition to collaborating with the health department in reviewing and finalizing key community planning activities, the PPG also reviews the health department’s application for federal HIV prevention funding to ensure that it is concurrent with the prevention plan. The PPG does not allocate resources.

The primary purpose of the PPG is to develop the Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan that designates priority populations and the activities or interventions that will target HIV prevention needs in the city. The PPG regularly reviews available information on high-risk populations and prevention programs, using documents such as the Epidemiologic Profile. The PPG prioritizes target populations and chooses prevention activities/ interventions based on their ability to prevent as many new infections as possible.

Philadelphia is one of six cities that are directly funded for community prevention planning purposes. While most PPGs operate on a state level, prevention planning in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco is directly funded due to the size and scope of the HIV epidemic in these cities.

The Philadelphia Prevention Planning Group meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please see the calendar for upcoming meeting information.

Approved Meeting Minutes and Meeting Packets

November 2011 (Packet Only - Minutes not yet approved)

  • December Meeting
  • Prevention in the Faith-Based Community
  • Social Determinants of Health Presentation
  • Hip Hop for HIV Philly Presentation

October 2011

  • November Meeting Date
  • Bylaws Change
  • Drug Use in Philadelphia Presentation

September 2011

  • Prevention System Changes
  • Team-Building Exercise
  • Bylaws Change

August 2011

  • PPG Recruitment
  • Debriefing on the Last Planning Cycle
  • Bylaws Change

July 2011

  • CSA
  • FOA Overview
  • Treatment Adherence Interventions
  • FOA Updates
  • Bylaws Change

June 2011

  • Funding Percentages
  • Bylaws Change
  • Prevention System Models
  • Excerpts from the Plan

May 2011

  • Bylaws Change
  • Presentation: Concurrence

April 2011

  • Intervention Update
  • Update to Definition of High Risk

March 2011

  • Bylaws Change
  • Census Tract Analysis
  • National Behavioral Surveillance Data
  • Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP) in Philadelphia

February 23, 2011

  • 3-Year Planning Cycle
  • Co-Chair Elect
  • Program Collaboration and Service Integration (PCSI) Initiative
  • Philadelphia Hepatitis Outreach Project

February 2, 2011

  • Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP)
  • 3-Year Planning Cycle
  • Schedule for the Remainder of the Planning Year
  • Co-Chair Elect Position