Effective March 1, 2023, Ralph M. Brown Act-governed standing Commission and Committee meetings will resume in person. A virtual option is available for members of the public only. For the 2023 meeting schedule, please click here. To receive electronic meeting notices and information, please subscribe to the Commission’s email listserv here.
Unless otherwise announced, all in-person meetings will be held at 510 S. Vermont Avenue, Terrace Conference Room, Los Angeles CA 90020. Validated parking is available at 523 Shatto Place, Los Angeles CA 90020. Please refer to electronic meeting notices for updates.
For public comments, you may submit in person, electronically here, or by emailing the Commission at hivcomm@lachiv.org.
For inquiries, please contact the Commission office at hivcomm@lachiv.org or at 213.738.2816.
COMMISSION ON HIV
Welcome to the Los Angeles County Commission on HIV website. We’re delighted that you have taken time to find out more about the Commission, its activities, and, most importantly, about the services that Los Angeles County provides for people living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS and STDs.
VISION
A comprehensive, sustainable, accessible system of prevention and care that empowers people at-risk, living with or affected by HIV to make decisions and to maximize their lifespans and quality of life.
MISSION
The Los Angeles County Commission on HIV focuses on the local HIV/AIDS epidemic and responds to the changing needs of People Living With HIV/AIDS within the communities of Los Angeles County.
The Commission on HIV provides an effective continuum of care that addresses consumer needs in a sensitive prevention and care/treatment model that is culturally and linguistically competent and is inclusive of all Service Planning Areas (SPAs) and Health Districts (HDs).
ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE
The Commission supports and actively incorporates in its planning, the County’s Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives (ARDII); an initiative that articulates an anti-racist agenda that guides, governs, and increases the County’s ongoing commitment to fighting racism in all its dimensions, especially racism that systemically and systematically affects Black residents.
The Commission welcomes commissioners, guests, and the public into a space where people of all opinions and backgrounds can contribute. We create a safe environment that celebrates differences while striving for consensus and is characterized by consistent, professional, and respectful behavior. Our common enemies are HIV and STDs. We strive to be introspective and understand and clarify our assumptions, while appreciating the complex intersectionality of the lives we live. We challenge ourselves to be self-reflective and committed to an ongoing understanding. Refer to the Commission's Code of Conduct here.
For more information on the County’s ARDII, click here.
To access the Commission’s Statements of Solidarity, click here.
More Resources
Ryan White Program Service Category Fact Sheets
Los Angeles County Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)
Los Angeles County, Division of HIV and STD Programs Ending the HIV Epidemic website
Los Angeles County HIV and STD Surveillance Dashboards
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Represents the leadership body of the Commission.
PLANNING, PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE
Leads the planning, priority and allocation setting process and decisions for the Commission.
STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES COMMITTEE
Leads the development of standards of prevention and care and evaluation of effectiveness of services provided to PLWHA.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Leads the recruitment and training of members and the assessment of administrative mechanism.
PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
Leads the development of policy, white papers, and other advocacy work that advances the work of the Commission.
Other Groups
The Commission on HIV (COH) convenes several caucuses and other subgroups to harness broader community input in shaping the work of the Commission around priority setting, resource allocations, service standards, improving access to services, and strengthening PLWH voices in HIV community planning.
HIV CONNECT: Connecting Communities to Resources
Los Angeles County Comprehensive HIV Plan (2022-2026)
Testimonials
Gerald Garth
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Co-Chair, Black African American Workgroup
Member, Public Policy Committee
Why did you join the Commission on HIV? Black people continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV, yet at the same time, are underrepresented in spaces of decision-making and influence. I am humbled that community trusts me to know that I will continue to bring all of us into the work. Being a part of the Commission allows me to prioritize and advocate for all of our intersections and identities.
Is there anything else you would like to share? We all have a role in the wholeness and healing of our communities when it comes to HIV. Our responsibility is to define what that is and commit to bringing those skills and strengths unabashedly. One of my own quotes that guides me is “none of us have to do everything, if all of us do something.”
Luckie Alexander
Prevention Training Specialist, APLA Health
Founder, Invisible Men
Co-Chair of the Operations Committee
Former Co-Chair, Transgender Caucus
Why did you join the Commission on HIV? My reason for joining the Commission is twofold, first, I wanted to be a representation of a community that is under-represented in the realm of HIV, the transmasculine community, and I want to find a way to keep one of my childhood best friends as healthy as possible. He was diagnosed when we were 18 and I have been in the work ever since.
Is there anything else you would like to share? I want people to know that transmasculine individuals are often left out of the conversation around HIV and are one of the populations the most at risk. More research needs to be done to ensure the transmasculine population is not the next wave of the epidemic.
Mallery Jenna Robinson
Commissioner Alternate
Transgender and HIV Advocate and Healthcare Specialist for MJR
CAB Coordinator for WeCanStopSTDsLA – Coachman-Moore and Associates
Peer Facilitator for Plume
Community and Social Media Manager for Trans Women Connected
Associate Producer for Two Eyes Film
Founder and Instructor Trans Excellence Academy and Transgender Empathy Trainings (T.E.T. Talk)
Podcaster for A Hateful Homicide
Why did you join the Commission on HIV? As an AfraCaribbean Transwoman living undetectably with HIV, I wanted to be a representation for my community and serve in space where my identify would be validated.