Now todays event is cosponsored by the center for aids research known as see far. Its a collaboration across the three Johns Hopkins schools the schools of Public Health medicine and nursing. And with support from the university provost. Founded seven years ago its committed to ending the hiv epidemic through the promotion of trans Disciplinary Research and importantly very importantly by training the next generation of hiv aids researchers both here in t the u. S. And abroad. The return on investment is quite clear. As just one example hiv funding for junior investigators has risen from 7 of nih funds from before cfar was established to 25 of all nih Research Funding now. This has created a larger pool of welltrained and empowered hiv experts who in the past decade have accelerated the work to get as near to the Necessary Solutions for this epidemic and getting us to the goals we are striving for. While hiv impacts the health of populations worldwide and particularly pleased that cfar
Could meet the need and meet a 10 year cost analyze it is to determine whether the ethics system can work for us as the department is looking at several of the contractors and so this is before you also in future at our consent calendar lastly as our processes is in the Third Quarter dpw Financial Report to have copies of this we are at this point ahead of the budget by 28 million much of that was related to increased revenues from our medical business and also reduced costs over at San Francisco general so ill be happy to answer any questions on any of those subject that were presented and any of my fellow commissioners may wish also to add to the report. Are there any questions . No okay then well proceeded to the next item and item six the consent calendar that excludes u includes the items you respect throw in reference to the Planning Committee okay. So the consent calendar is before you is there any extractions from the consent calendar not seeing any well vote on the consent cal
Successful we started with those 3 initiatives by the way wes we needed to know things we have a measurable impact and set tasks to get to those ends points and measure the end points to see how well, were doing. It seems to me the one of the key to success is the allocate resources completely unequally because the initiatives have unequal benefits and so i still want to go a level deeper how well, do we do that as a department. I can take a stab at that one of the things we can do we fund a majority of those funding it is not the 1. 1 over thirty something Million Dollars so one of the things well be looking at rfping out according to need and rereflecting what the new need is as we really out new rfps well have to look at go where the targeted pongsz and how do we get money back to them and this is what the federal government did they look at the country and thats why we dont get as much money we may have to do the same as we move into this direction we control the dollars and have t
Approval of the haefgs from june 2nd minutes are before you for approval we need a motion. So moved and and a second please. Second. Are there any corrections or other comments on the minutes. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . The minutes are therefore approval item 3 directors report. Annex yes director garcia. Good afternoon, commissioners on june 25th the Supreme Court agreed the federal induces are not authorized through the challengers and in 6 to 3 decision the court rould rolled 38 ruled with the Affordable Health care act with you the inventing sustainability of the health marketed and im sure youre aware of california has its own exchanges so the millions of americans clearly are going to be able to keep their subsidies this was a great ruling for the nation governor jerry brown signed the f b into law making california vaccination amongst requirements among the strict it in the country all children in public and private consulate to be immunized and the parents cant refuse co
Organizing work to do we dont want any of the programs to not sign on and support arrest im sure youre aware of we spend Million Dollars and Million Dollars on hiv care throughout the city thats the real getting to zero group and those dollars are to help align and get a focus on the key areas. We at bridge hiv are working with nativeamerican organizations on cultural humility training for those who are providing the care some of the groups listed on this graph i showed you on retention and care are people that are newly diagnosed were trying to prevent people from becoming enacted and this sub group needs to move into contingency that are less aware for the Prep Services and may not have the Prep Services delivered to the places they receive care weve asked the committees to say look around the table who are we missing in representation here but who are we missing in delivery of services. I was going to share i think you mentioned in our presentation a Small Task Force look at how to