AIDS Activities Coordinating Office

AIDS Activities Coordinating Office
Agency overview
Formed 1987
Jurisdiction City of Philadelphia
Headquarters 1101 Market Street, 9th Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Agency executive
  • Jane M. Baker, Director
Website http://www.phila.gov/health/aaco/

The AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO) is a part of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. It collects and reports epidemiological data,[1] and oversees the AIDS service organizations which provide the bulk of medical case management for people infected with HIV.[2] AACO administers federal, state and city funded HIV/AIDS core treatment and prevention programs in Philadelphia. The office also coordinates HIV/AIDS planning, and conducts HIV education and training.[3][4]

About

History

AACO was established by Mayor W. Wilson Goode in 1987 to manage the city's growing AIDS epidemic and the numerous community organizations that emerged to fight the disease. David Fair, a well-known local activist and union leader, was tapped as the agency's first director.[5]

Services

AACO conducts and publishes epidemiological activities, organizes trainings for people in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, and coordinates local HIV/AIDS planning.[6]

The agency runs an information hotline, which is manned by specialists who answer questions about HIV-related topics, make referrals to medical case management, and other free services for people living with HIV and those at risk of infection. The hotline also records complaints about HIV services.[7]

AACO funds local AIDS service organizations including:

References

  1. ↑ AACO Epidemiological Data for city of Philadelphia
  2. ↑ AACO Services
  3. ↑ Greater Philadelphia AIDS Resource Guide 2012, published by Philadelphia FIGHT, page 1
  4. ↑ AACO Prevention Education
  5. ↑ David Fair Partners Bio. Reviewed: June 20, 2012
  6. ↑ Greater Philadelphia AIDS Resource Guide 2012, published by Philadelphia FIGHT, page 1
  7. ↑ AACO Program Evaluation & Clinical Quality Management
  8. ↑ ActionAIDS 2011 Annual Report, page 6
  9. ↑ Mazzoni Center Annual Report 2010, page 22
  10. ↑ Philadelphia FIGHT Annual Report 2011, page 9
  11. ↑ Prevention Point 2011 Financial Report. Reviewed June 25, 2012.

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