SOUTH CAROLINA HIV TASK FORCE

What they do

OUR FOREMOST GOAL is to ADVOCATE for THE PRESERVATION, EXPANSION ANDSTRENGTHENING of HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, SUPPORT and EDUCATIONSERVICES IN SOUTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS THE ADVANCEMENT of CIVIL and HUMANRIGHTS for PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS.WE PURSUE OUR GOALS BY WORKING ON THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:-DETERMINE ANNUAL POLICY PRIORITIES.-MONITORING and INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNING PERSONS LIVING WITHHIV/AIDS.-DEVELOP and IMPLEMENT HIV/AIDS ADVOCACY STRATEGIES.-RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS of HIV/AIDS ISSUES WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA.-INFORM ELECTED and APPOINTED OFFICIALS and OTHER KEY DECISION MAKERS, THEGENERAL PUBLIC, and FELLOW TASK FORCE MEMBERS ABOUT NEEDED HIV/AIDS STATEPOLICY.-CONDUCT AN ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE ACTION EVENT AT OUR STATE CAPITOL.-DEVELOP and IMPLEMENT PLANS to INCREASE TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP THATEMBRACES THE DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR STATE and is REPRESENTATIVE of SOUTH CAROLINIANSLIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.