Vancouver HIV/AIDS
Care Co-ordinating Committee
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Documents: Stategic Plan 1999-2002

VISION

To reduce population vulnerability to HIV infection and improve the health of people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS

MISSION

To maximize information sharing, collaboration, planning and action by organizations that have the potential to reduce the vulnerability of the general population and of particular population groups in Vancouver to HIV infection, and to improve the health status of those populations infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

In order to accomplish its mission, the Vancouver HIV/AIDS Care Co-ordinating Committee (VH/ACCC) will:

  • Foster an inter-agency environment that supports the exchange of diverse opinion
  • Identify current and emerging issues in HIV/AIDS epidemiology, research, education, prevention and care, treatment and support
  • Develop collaborative, multi-sectoral approaches to addressing these issues
  • Strengthen the capacity of the overall community and responsible authorities to respond to the changing nature of the HIV epidemic
  • Create a strategic plan every four years with the involvement of the larger community of HIV/AIDS service organizations to co-ordinate the efforts of committee members
  • Strengthen the capacity of member agencies to implement the strategic plan and to use the plan as a framework to guide their own strategic and annual service planning
  • Implement the strategic plan and monitor its progress on an ongoing basis
  • Recommend action to be taken by the committee, member agencies, HIV/AIDS service organizations, key decision makers and the overall community

VALUES

  • Inclusion
  • Contribution
  • Co-operation

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

  • Living and Working Conditions
  • Individual Capacities and Skills
  • Social Environments
  • Health Services

STRATEGIC GOALS, OBJECTIVES, OUTCOMES and PRIORITY STRATEGIES

STRATEGIC GOALS

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

POPULATION HEALTH OUTCOMES

PRIORITY STRATEGIES

1.To promote living and working conditions that maximize the health and well-being of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

1.1 To support actions that provide an adequate income for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

1.2 To support actions that improve the social support networks of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

1.3 To support actions that provide educational opportunities for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

1.4 To support actions that address the unemployment, underemployment and working conditions of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

1.5 To support actions that address negative factors in the natural and human-built environment of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

  • Increased levels of income assistance for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased participation in healthy social support networks by people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased access to educational opportunities for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased access to training/re-training for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased rate of entry/re-entry to workplace for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased safety, security and fairness in the workplace for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased availability of affordable and appropriate housing for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased housing security for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Take actions to ensure income support measures better meet actual living costs in Vancouver
  • Work with government partners to ensure Schedule C responds to the changing needs of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to create opportunities and safe spaces for healthy social participation for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to ensure the education system safely accommodates gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and Two-spirit youth
  • Take actions to improve income security during transition to and from work for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
  • Take actions to increase the availability and accessibility of safe, affordable and appropriate housing for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to improve housing options for Aboriginal peoples infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Take actions to increase the availability, accessibility and appropriateness of long term care facilities for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS

 

STRATEGIC GOALS

STRATEGIC OBJECTVES

POPULATION HEALTH OUTCOMES

PRIORITY STRATEGIES

2. To enhance individual capacities and skills that maximize the health and well-being of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

2.1 To support actions that enhance the emotional, mental, spiritual and physical capacity of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

2.2 To support actions that strengthen healthy coping skills and health practices for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

2.3 To support actions that enable the healthy development of children and youth infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

2.4 To support actions that take into account the underlying biology or genetic pre-dispositions of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased knowledge of how to maximize health status while HIV positive
  • Increased life expectancy and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS
  • Increased knowledge of the health risks and impacts of HIV/AIDS among the general population and target populations
  • Decreased rate of HIV infection among the general population and target populations
  • Increased sensitivity of HIV/AIDS service system to the needs of people whose inherent biology or genetic composition makes them vulnerable to HIV infection
  • Increased access to services by people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because of inherent biology or genetic composition
  • Take actions to promote personal health and wellness concepts to health care providers, people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take action to increase research on complementary and alternative therapies for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, and to increase coverage of such therapies under public and private health plans
  • Take actions to increase harm reduction education and practice by target populations, service providers, and people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
  • Work with government partners and school boards to ensure system-wide HIV education for school trustees, employee groups, teaching staff and students
  • Take action to improve awareness, education and access to HIV testing, counselling and support for all young people, and to increase services for young people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Take actions to ensure prevention, care and support for individuals infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS due to underlying biology or genetic predisposition

 

 

STRATEGIC GOALS

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

POPULATION HEALTH OUTCOMES

PRIORITY STRATEGIES

3. To foster social environments that maximize the health and well-being of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

3.1 To support actions that ensure basic human rights and procedural protections are accorded to people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

3.2 To support actions that promote social acceptance of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

3.3 To support actions that address gender inequality and bias experienced by people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

3.4 To support actions that address cultural inequality and bias experienced by people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

3.5 To support actions that address lifelong social and economic deprivation experienced by people infected and affected by or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
  • Increased consumer satisfaction with fairness and respect in community and public service delivery
  • Increased public acceptance of people who engage in risk behaviours
  • Increased implementation of harm reduction practices by publicly funded institutions
  • Increased availability of gender and transgender-specific HIV/AIDS education, care, treatment and support services
  • Increased availability of culturally appropriate HIV/AIDS education, care, treatment and support services
  • Increased access to HIV/AIDS services by target cultural populations
  • Increased sensitivity of HIV/AIDS education, care, treatment and support services to the needs of extremely socially and economically deprived people
  • Take actions to ensure greater understanding by service systems of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and its implications for service delivery
  • Take actions to eliminate conditions or requirements which limit access to HIV/AIDS-related treatment, care and support
  • Take actions to have harm reduction principles and practices incorporated into health, social and justice systems, and to promote harm reduction education for service providers in those systems
  • Take actions to have BC Ministry of Health review methadone regulations, policies and procures to ensure they conform with the care, treatment and support needs of injection drug users
  • Take actions to improve access to culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention, education, treatment, care and support for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to promote the implementation of The Red Road: An Aboriginal Strategy for HIV/AIDS in BC
  • Take actions to ensure newcomer communities are aware of HIV transmission risks, prevention strategies and ways of accessing care
  • Take actions to address the unique psychosocial and health needs of people who have experienced chronic or historic social and economic deprivation

 

STRATEGIC GOALS

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

POPULATION HEALTH OUTCOMES

PRIORITY STRATEGIES

4. To advocate for available, effectively co-ordinated, accessible and responsive health services for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

4.1 To advocate for health services that are designed to prevent the spread of HIV infection

4.2 To advocate for health services that maintain, improve and restore the health and functioning of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

4.3 To advocate for health services that address gaps and avoid unnecessary duplication in prevention, care, treatment and support for people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

4.4 To advocate for health services that are client-centred, culturally sensitive and accessible to all people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

4.5 To advocate for health services that anticipate and respond to the changing needs of people infected and affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

  • Increased availability of health services along the continuum of care from prevention to palliative care
  • Increased access to health services by people living with HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Increased use of recognized best practices in health service design and delivery by health service providers
  • Increased involvement in service design, delivery and evaluation by people living with HIV/AIDS and by target populations

 
  • Take actions to increase availability of comprehensive acute and community based addictions care and follow-up for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to increase the availability and accessibility of detox beds and shelter environments for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to improve access to comprehensive addiction maintenance programs for injection drug users
  • Take actions to improve access to medication management education and support for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
  • Take actions to improve nutritional health of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to support VRHB in developing mental health and addictions prevention/treatment plans that address the needs of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to support increased co-ordination between federal, provincial, regional and municipal health authorities to address the needs of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and target populations
  • Take actions to increase the availability and accessibility of health care alternatives from a wide range of cultural perspectives