Consultant Matthew McClain presented these guidelines and suggestions for updates to the Prevention Planning Group (PPG), based on earlier suggestions from the body.
2. Topics
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Recruitment Plan
Marketing Plan
Passive and Active
Application Packet
Cover Letter and FAQs
Activating Recruitment
Vetting Process
Next Steps
3. Recruitment Plan
Active recruitment more effective than passive
List who we are targeting
Stakeholders list in CDC guidance, current directly
funded CDC, SAMHSA, NIH, HRSA grantees
Ryan White Planning Council (past and current
members)
Provider system (both prevention and care, publicly
funded and not)
Former CPG and RWPC members
Other? – Discuss
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4. Marketing Plan
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Goal is to generate 2 candidates for every 1
member to fully populate the HPG
Objectives, responsible parties, timeline, etc.
Separate sections for passive and active
recruitment
“Elevator test” scripts to telegraph “we need your
expertise, perspective, participation because..”
Social media and traditional methods - discuss
Give-aways, no or low cost (pens,discs)?
Special event?
Other?
5. Passive Recruitment
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Develop and distribute FYI flyer (simple 3-fold)
for passive recruitment
Agencies
Academic settings
Community outlets
Other?
HIVphilly.org page
Other?
6. Active Recruitment
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Some targets will need to be actively recruited
Best practice is person to person, colleague to
colleague, peer to peer
Active recruitment
Everyone has a role
Identify the individual
Identify who is the best messenger
Identify what is the best message
Deliver and follow up
Coordinated by OHP?
Other?
7. Application Packet
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Cover letter – details below
Application Form – see draft (handout)
FAQs one pager – details below
Bylaws
Other?
8. Cover Letter
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Brief history and rationale for new mandate and new
group
Who we need and why
How to apply and when
Selection process and dates
Who to contact for more information
Signed by Mayor ? Or Health Commissioner?
List of attachments=recruitment materials
List of online resources: OHP, AACO, CDC, UCHAPS
Other?
9. FAQs
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What is HIV community planning?
Why do we need you?
What is the Jurisdictional Plan?
Who is involved now – co-chairs, etc.?
What is OHP?
What is PDPH/AACO?
Where can I go online to learn more?
Other?
10. Activating Passive Recruitment
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Develop and publish flyer
Initial distribution per Marketing Plan
Track results
Additional distribution as needed
Other?
11. Activating Active Recruitment
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Social network approach
Assumes all our targets are within the social
networks of the existing human resource
Problem: how to activate it?
Possible methods:
Each of us commits to provide at least 2 names by
April 5 via SurveyMonkey including your name, the
target’s name and contact, who best to approach,
what message works best
Other?
12. Vetting Process - 1
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OHP administrative review of applications
Screen out incomplete or ineligible applications
OHP tracks eligible applicants by target
category of membership
Identify gaps early to activate more recruitment
Joint Select Committee (to be determined)
Initial review using a common tool (to be
developed) with defined criteria
Interview option -- discuss
13. Vetting Process - 2
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Joint Select Committee reports on slate of
recommended candidates to Committee
known at the time of the April, May, and June
meetings
Also report the process followed and results, e.g.
number of applications received, numbers of
eligible/ineligible, degree to which categories are
potentially filled, etc.
Committee presents slate of candidates and
their complete applications to PDPH – when?
14. Next Steps
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April Meeting Agenda
Adopt bylaws; Review final application package,
marketing plan and flyer; Review populated work
plan; Joint Select Committee report; Other?
May Meeting Agenda
Review recruitment process; Review work plan
status; Joint Select Committee report; Other?
June Meeting Agenda
Review recruitment process; Review work plan
status; Joint Select Committee report; Other?