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

2026 Meetings

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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.