Who We Are

• Chair: Miguel Puente

• Chair elect: Matilde Zayas, Ph. D

• Staff Support: Elizabeth Ross

What We Do

On October 15, 2013, the Miami-Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership (the Partnership) appointed the Strategic Planning Committee to establish a 12-month workgroup that will identify the needs of the HIV affected community in south Miami-Dade and address the lack of Ryan White services in that area.

On November 10, 2014, the Partnership voted to extend the South Miami-Dade HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Needs Workgroup for another year, commencing on February 6, 2015.

All suggestions and feedback from, and work of, the workgroup must be presented first to the Strategic Planning Committee for review, and then to the Partnership for approval.

Committee Responsibilities

• Guide and oversee the implementation of the Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Plan for HIV/AIDS objectives, including periodic progress reports to the community and the Partnership

• Develop an annual report for the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, describing the Partnership′s activities and the state of the epidemic in Miami-Dade County

• Develop an annual administrative assessment

• Draft recommendations and react to legislative and regulatory issues regarding funding, policies and rule changes related to HIV/AIDS and Ryan White Program reauthorization

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number H89HA00005, CFDA #93.914 - HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants, for $26,483,857, of which 0% was financed with nongovernmental sources.  This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.