PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. A. The Parties agree to the following process for development of the Plan, updates to the Plan, and replacement of the Plan.
PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. This section describes the process by which this plan has been developed, and the process by which it can be modified in the future.
PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. The Parties agree to the following process for development of, updates to, and replacement of the CSWMP.
PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. An integral component of the planning process was the development of the NYS SVPPC. The committee is composed of a diverse group of stakeholders from various backgrounds including representatives from State and New York City (NYC) public agencies, rape crisis centers, university and college officials and advocacy organizations. In addition to NYSDOH, key state agencies involved in the planning process include: NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, and the NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. The SVPPC has met regularly since its inception both in-person and via phone to develop a sexual violence primary prevention plan for NYS and has been an essential part of the comprehensive prevention planning process. At these meetings, members reviewed national and NYS data from a variety of sources; identified specific concerns related to primary prevention in NYS; reviewed best practices related to primary prevention; reviewed current primary prevention service capacity; and, agreed on goals, strategies and outcomes for the plan. The SVPPC used a public health approach to address the prevention of sexual violence, focusing both on the health of an entire population and on the at-risk population of young people age 10-21 years, including high-risk youth (youth in xxxxxx care and in the criminal justice system, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth and youth with disabilities). This approach included: using data to identify the incidence of sexual assault in the state; identifying and addressing regional, ethnic and cultural disparities; and, identifying and implementing best practice approaches to decrease the occurrence of sexual violence with the ultimate goal of eliminating sexual violence in NYS communities. This is consistent with the public health approach to sexual violence prevention defined by CDC, which contains the following four steps:
