Get Involved
Now accepting applications
The Membership/Community Liaison Committee of the HIV Prevention Planning Council (HPPC) is beginning recruitment of new members for the January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009 term.
The HIV Prevention Planning Council is the group that guides HIV Prevention in San Francisco, along with the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH). Members of the HPPC are from local communities and/or HIV/AIDS prevention specialists. They reflect San Francisco’s diverse population. The HPPC is responsible for deciding which populations are in greatest need of HIV Prevention Services, as well as deciding what the best ways to meet those needs are. A brochure providing more details about the HPPC is available. This includes the history of the HPPC, the work that they do, and where they meet.
If you know someone who is interested or who would be a good candidate, please encourage them to apply by filling out an HPPC membership application. The only requirements for membership are that interested individuals live or work in San Francisco and can commit up to fifteen hours a month to HPPC business.
If you have any questions, please contact Betty Chan Lew at (415) 554-9492 or
Jenna Rapues at (415) 554-9131.
Diversity in community representation
The HPPC is comprised of a diverse group of community members whose demographics and skills represent the epidemic.
The categories represented include:
- Gender
- Age
- Ethnic Background
- Sexual Orientation
- Injection Drug Use History or Work with Injection Drug Users
- HIV Serostatus
- Technical Skills (research, clinical medicine, outreach, etc.)
- Government Representation
- Community Based Organization Representation
How to become involved
There are three ways to participate in the HPPC:
- Join the Council
Commitment of ten hours per month. HPPC membership applications are accepted year-round.
- Join a committee
Voting committee members have a commitment of four hours per month. To view 2008 committees please go to HPPC Committees. The deadline to join a committee is April 23, 2008.
If you are an HIV Prevention Planning Council Member, you can nominate an individual to join a committee by filling out an HPPC Committee Nomination Form.
- Come to Meetings
Even if you do not join, you are always welcome at any of our meetings. Meeting dates and times are listed on HPPC Full Council and the individual HPPC Committes pages to the left.
