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INTRODUCTION <br />Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) <br />The , a regional ' <br />provider, charged with <br />protecting and promoting --*health <br />individual, family and � .CARE AGENCY <br />community health through <br />coordination of public and private sector resources. The mission of the OCHCA is in partnership <br />withthe community, deliver sustainable and responsive servicesthat promote population health <br />and equity. OCHCA is composed of the following service areas: Behavioral Health Services, <br />Correctional Health Services, Director's Office, Finance & Administrative Services, Medical <br />Health Services, Public Health Services, and Strategy & Special Services. Within Public Health <br />Services, the i7th Street Testing, Treatment, and Care (TTC) Clinic and the HIV Planning and <br />Coordination (HIVPAC) unit are underthe Clinical Services Division. <br />The primary goal of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative of the U.S. Department of <br />Health and Human Services is to reduce the number of new HIV infections in the U.S. bY75 % by <br />2025 and by go% by 2030. The EHE initiative focuses on four key strategies or pillars: <br />i. Pillar One - Diagnose all people with HIV as early as possible; <br />z. Pillar Two - Treat people with HIV rapidly and effectively to reach sustained viral <br />suppression; <br />3. Pillar Three -Prevent new H IV transmission by using proven interventions, includingpre- <br />exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and syringe services programs (SSPs); and <br />4. Pillar Four - Respond quickly to potential HIV outbreaks to get needed prevention and <br />treatment services to people who need them. <br />Orange County's EHE Plan details local strategies and interventions to achieve the goals of the <br />EHE initiative and was developed in collaboration with the California Department of Public <br />Health (CDPH) with inputfrom key stakeholders and community partners, including the Orange <br />County HIV Planning Council and the Integrated Plan Committee, which is the designated EHE <br />Steering Committee in Orange County. <br />As part of the EHE planning process, OCHCA has sought to engage the community by m <br />collaborating with community -based organizations (CBOs) and other key stakeholders to reach Q <br />priority populations, which are populations disproportionately impacted by HIV who have note <br />6 <br />ILI <br />rs <br />J,k <br />