OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
The mission of the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) is to lead Minnesota’s fight to stop HIV through prevention, advocacy, awareness and services. MAP envisions a Minnesota where new HIV infections are eliminated and individuals with HIV live long, healthy lives.
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
We are compassionate toward all people affected by HIV and AIDS, and demonstrate fairness and respect for all individual rights in all that we do.
We believe optimal outcomes depend upon client responsibility and initiative. We are fiscally responsible and use our financial resources effectively.
We believe in the strength of diversity and respect the rights of all individuals to embrace and celebrate their cultures.
We actively seek ways to continuously improve our services.
We depend upon the professionalism and dedication of staff and volunteers to achieve our mission.
We collaborate with others to maximize the effectiveness of limited community resources.
e engage a broad range of individuals W and organizations in planning, implementing, and evaluating our services.
We value learning all we can about HIV and AIDS, and transferring this knowledge to affected communities.
FIGHTING TO STOP HIV IN MINNESOTA.
STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 – 2016
To reach our collective vision, MAP began its strategic planning process with bold questions derived from national and local research about the changing landscape within the HIV sector. From the knowledge gained, MAP began the next phase of the strategic process by testing assumptions about the future with input from stakeholders. MAP conducted focus groups with consumers (both positive and at risk) and staff as well as interviews with national, regional and local leaders within the healthcare and HIV sector.
STRATEGIC GOALS MAP’s 2013–16 Strategic Plan will advance the following five Strategic Goals and activities that support our collective vision to create a Minnesota where new HIV infections are eliminated and individuals with HIV live long, healthy lives. During the three year period covered by this plan, organizational and programmatic growth will be guided by the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy in concert with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Increase access to health care, treatment, and prevention education for individuals living with, at risk for, and affected by HIV. Improve health outcomes for people living with and at risk for HIV. Decrease HIV-related health disparities. Reduce stigma and discrimination associated with HIV. Strengthen MAP’s business processes in order to ensure longterm sustainability.
AMERICANS LIVING WITH HIV
100
% OF ALL PEOPLE WITH HIV
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 DIAGNOSED
LINKED TO CARE
RETAINED PRESCRIBED VIRALLY IN CARE ART SUPPRESSED
*
The HIV care continuum is a way to show, in visual form, the proportion of individuals living with HIV/AIDS who are engaged at each stage of HIV care. According to the latest CDC data, only 25% of people living with HIV in the U.S. have achieved viral suppression. In other words, three out of four people living with HIV in the United States have not been successfully supported in navigating the entire HIV care continuum.
MINNESOTANS LIVING WITH HIV
100
% OF ALL PEOPLE WITH HIV
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 DIAGNOSED
LINKED TO CARE
*
RETAINED IN CARE
VIRALLY SUPPRESSED
While more than 7,000 people over the age of 13 are living with HIV in Minnesota, 61% are virally suppressed. 79% of people diagnosed with HIV in 2011 were linked to care within 90 days of diagnosis. Differences exist in the continuum of care among people within select populations. AS THE PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS LINKED TO CARE WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER INITIAL *  CALCULATED HIV DIAGNOSIS IN 2011, WHICH IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THIS STATISTIC IS AVAILABLE.