Ending the HIV Epidemic Advisory Council

he Advisory Council was established by Mayor Freddie O'Connell Executive Order Number 046. The purpose of the Council is to guide the implementation of the Ending the Epidemic Plan for Nashville.

The Advisory Council shall be composed of a minimum of thirteen (13) and a maximum of twenty-five (25) members appointed by the Mayor. Advisory Council members shall serve for a term of three (3) years and shall continue to serve as members until such time as they are reappointed, or their successors are appointed.

It is the Council's mission to:

1. Guiding the implementation of the Ending the Epidemic Plan for Nashville including prioritization of the recommendations.
2. Ensuring that principles of health equity and social justice are incorporated in the process and that the goals, objectives, and action steps involve conscious efforts to reach communities that are disproportionately impacted by HIV.
3. Working to ensure that institutions that create, manage, and distribute resources that directly impact the Nashville communities understand the responsibility of ensuring equitable resource allocation and that efforts and assets are directed towards populations that have historically been disproportionately impacted by HIV.
4. Establishing strategic priorities and mobilizing collaborative and effective community initiatives to achieve the goals and objectives of the Ending the Epidemic plan.