Broward County is located in the southeastern portion Florida. Broward County' 2014 population estimate of 1,869,235, represents 9% of the State' population, representing more than 200 different countries and speaking more than 130 different languages. 31.5% of the residents are foreign-born. Broward County is a minority/majority county demonstrated by its 2014 population by race (Black 28.8%, Asian 3.6%, Hispanic 27.4%, other races .5%, for a total of 60.3% and White 39.7%). The Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) is the official lead Public Health Agency in Broward County and has been operational since 1936. It is part of the Integrated Florida Department of Health (DOH) and operates in cooperation with the Broward County Commission under Florida Statute 154. DOH-Broward is part of a complex public health system that includes hospitals, clinics, planning agencies, community-based organizations and others. The public health issue is according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2013, the Fort Lauderdale Division of the Miami Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the second highest rate of new HIV infections and the fourth highest AIDS case rates in the United States. In 2014, Broward County had 19,391 people living with HIV/AIDS. In 2013, Broward County did not meet the National HIV/AIDS Strategy targets for the metrics associated with the Continuum of Care, except for linkage. The Broward County Ryan White Part A Program and DOH-Broward HIV Prevention Program have taken an integrated approach to prevention and care. This has been reaffirmed in 2013 by a joint letter, where CDC and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) expressed their support for integrated HIV prevention and care planning in jurisdictions throughout the United States. However, minimal general guidance has been provided and there is a need to better define the process. The goal of integration in Broward County is to streamline HIV prevention and care planning in a manner that will enhance prevention efforts for the highest risk populations and improve the metrics along the Continuum of Care for those infected with HIV. The objective is to create a coordinated response to the HIV epidemic and a seamless provision of HIV services. These metrics include the percentage of persons diagnosed and living with HIV, percentage linked to care, percentage retained in care and percentage with suppressed viral load as a consequence to the integrated planning process. Creation of an integrated planning process for HIV prevention and HIV care and treatment included two years of retreats and planning meetings that resulted in a seamless Continuum of Care and reduced duplication. HIV continuum metrics have improved across the Continuum of Care. Collective Impact Methodology (CIM) was the process chosen by the Part A Program and DOH-Broward, creating a mechanism by which the complex issues of achieving a coordinated response to the HIV epidemic could be addressed. This was achieved by using a systematic approach, including collaboration from the federal government, local and state health department, Part A Program, HIV providers and community participation. The components of the CIM include the creation of a common goal, the creation plans, alignment and improvement, reflection and adaption and determining next steps. Regarding the integrated planning process, the Broward County HIV Health Services Planning Council (HIVPC) and The Broward County HIV Prevention Planning Council (BCHPPC) bodies successfully aligned planning efforts as evidenced by the following: active participation of both the Ryan White Part A Program and DOH-Broward in the Joint Planning Committees to undertake coordinated implementation of the Jurisdictional Prevention Plan and Part A Comprehensive Plan; the formation of the Integrated Committee (IC) which includes representation of all of the Ryan White Program parts, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) and the BCHPPC. The IC has agreed on a common mission and vision statement and developed detailed work plans to organize integration activities. Regarding the Continuum of Care metrics, there has been improvement across the entire continuum from 2013 to 2014. This practice has improved the targeted metrics from 2013-2014. The percentage linked to care was 86% (2013 percentage was 86%), the percentage retained in care was 65% (2013 percentage was 52%), percentage on Antiretroviral Therapy was 69% (2013 percentage was 47%), and the percentage with suppressed viral load was 61% (2013 percentage was 33%). By increasing the percentage of persons with known HIV status, the percentage linked to care, the percentage retained in care result in a higher percentage with suppressed viral load, therefore decreasing HIV transmission rates. This practice has improved the metrics across the Continuum of Care which will result in a decrease in community viral load, therefore decreasing transmission of the virus and rates of new HIV infection in Broward County. The website forDOH-Broward ishttp://broward.floridahealth.gov/