Mission and Vision
From By-Laws of the Northwest Florida AIDS Consortium
ARTICLE TWO – Mission and Vision
Section 1: Mission Statement
The mission of the Consortium is to plan a comprehensive array of HIV/AIDS services spanning from prevention to early intervention and patient care through active, open and inclusive community planning processes that emphasize delivery of quality and effective services to all clients and communities affected by HIV/AIDS within the boundaries of DOH Area 1 (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties).
Section 2: Vision Statement
The vision of the Consortium is: “Public and private individuals and agencies working cooperatively in an atmosphere of mutual trust, dignity and respect to plan a seamless continuum of accessible, high quality services for all people of Area 1 affected by HIV/AIDS across the lifespan.”
Recent News
We would like to welcome our new NoFLAC Chair, Shirley Boughton, and vice-chair, Thomas Taylor. Help us welcome them by attending our next full NoFLAC meeting on Thursday, January 19th at 11am at the UWF Archeology Building located at 207 East Main Street in Pensacola (SE corner of Main and Barracks Streets adjacent to the Fish House Restaurant) in the 3rd floor conference room. For directions call 595-0050
February 7th marks the 12th Annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. For more information on this important awareness day please visit http://www.blackaidsday.org/
POSITIVE LIVING March 9-11, 2012
Held annually at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Positive Living is an HIV Education & Prevention Conference sponsored by Okaloosa AIDS Support & Informational Services. With presenters from all over the U.S., Positive Living provides a relaxing, comfortable, and enjoyable HIV-relevant educational experience, which is both nationally and internationally recognized. This three day event is one of very few remaining conferences of its nature offered in the United States. For more information, please contact OASIS at 850-314-0950.
A webinar on Community Mobilization Training (2nd in the series from the FL DOH Bureau of HIV/AIDS) entitled "Assessing Community Needs and Resources" will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 9-11am CDT at the OASIS Community Center located at 317 North Spring Street in Pensacola. For more information, contact OASIS Community Center at 850-429-7551.
Immediately following the Community Mobilization Training, the MSM Subcommittee of the HIV Community Prevention Partnership will meet February 1, 2012 at 11am, also at the OASIS Community Center located at 317 North Spring Street in Pensacola.
The Lutheran Services Florida Ryan White Program office has moved to
7008 North Palafox Street Pensacola, FL, 32503. (850-497-7157).
30 Years of HIV/AIDS
June 5th marked 30 years since the HIV/AIDS epidemic was officially acknowledged.
Click here to see a timeline of the epidemic in the U.S. and Florida.
Also be sure to see the interactive global timeline posted by Kaiser Family Foundation here:
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