The office 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.
[1] AACO administers federal, state and city funded HIV/AIDS core treatment and prevention programs in Philadelphia.
[2][1] 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.
[citation needed] 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.
[2] The agency runs an information hotline, which is staffed 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.