In February 2001, the Pacific Island Jurisdictions AIDS Action Group (PIJAAG) formed during a discussion of the state of HIV prevention and care services in their respective jurisdictions. This group, which included AIDS directors, program staff, community stakeholders, as well as federal partners and capacity-building assistance providers, discussed the shared experiences of the Pacific Island Jurisdictions.

From these discussions, the group began formulating a regional plan to address HIV/AIDS prevention and care needs. PIJAAG has taken the opportunity to meet during the last 3 years to address current issues and implement its regional plan. PIJAAG has met and has had a presence at the following gatherings:

	Community Planning Orientation Training 2001
	Community Planning Leadership Summit 2001-2004
	Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum VOICES Conference 2001, 2004
	CDC’s HIV Prevention Conference 2001
	CDC Surveillance Meeting 2002
	Global Health Conference 2002-2003
	Global Health Conference 2002-2003
	HRSA All Titles Meeting 2002, 2004
	API Summit on HIV/AIDS Research Conference 2002
	CDC EPI Profile Training 2003
	PIJAAG Stand-Alone Meeting 2003
	CDC Rapid Testing Training 2004
	Hawai`i Counseling & Testing Training 2003
	Pacific AIDS ETC Trainings 2001-2004

The Pacific Island Jurisdictions AIDS Action Group (PIJAAG) hosted the first PIJAAG Regional Summit on HIV/AIDS April 2004 in Palau, the first of a series of gatherings in the Pacific designed to increase information sharing, collaboration opportunities and capacity for HIV prevention and care in the United States-affiliated Pacific Island jurisdictions and the Pacific region. This conference provided groundwork around issues relating to efficient and effective utilization of HIV funding by the following:

	Identifying and targeting service provision strategies to reach the high-risk communities in the Pacific.
	Creating systems and methods of providing HIV counseling, testing and referral in a way that meets the HIV prevention and care needs of high-risk communities.
	Understanding the processes and importance of creating a HIV Prevention Community Planning Process that includes the realities of the Pacific Island jurisdictions.

American Samoa

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Guam

Republic of Palau

Republic of the Marshall Islands