1. Find at least two (2) organizations that are available in the state of Missouri that would address the following issue.(AIDS) (You need two DIFFERENT organizations for the health issue.) 2., List the name of the organization or agency, the TYPE of organization as listed in your text. (ie. Governmental,Quasi-governmental, Voluntary, or Service / Social Health Organizations) and 1 or 2 statements of how each organization addresses that Health issue. Health issue: AIDS Solution The Bureau of HIV, STD, and Hepatitis, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is a Governmental organization and has a broad array of programs and services to help meet the needs of individuals and communities affected by HIV/AIDS. These programs focus on preventing the spread of HIV, counseling and testing persons at high risk, and caring for persons living with the disease. Through strong partnerships consisting of federal, state and local government agencies, and community based organizations and volunteers, the state of Missouri is actively engaged in ending the HIV epidemic. AIDS Project of the Ozarks (APO) is a non-profit community-based organization (Voluntary, or Service) serving a 29 county region in southwest Missouri. APO currently serves over 600 clients with HIV/AIDS and their families. Concerned families and friends established the organization as a grass roots entity in 1983. Services include: medical care, case management, education to the general public, and services to persons with HIV infection, their families and significant others in a confidential, caring environment..

1. 1. Find at least two (2) organizations that are available in the state of Missouri that would address
the following issue.(AIDS) (You need two DIFFERENT organizations for the health issue.)
2., List the name of the organization or agency, the TYPE of organization as listed in your text.
(ie. Governmental,Quasi-governmental, Voluntary, or Service / Social Health Organizations) and
1 or 2 statements of how each organization addresses that Health issue.
Health issue: AIDS
Solution
The Bureau of HIV, STD, and Hepatitis, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is a
Governmental organization and has a broad array of programs and services to help meet the
needs of individuals and communities affected by HIV/AIDS. These programs focus on
preventing the spread of HIV, counseling and testing persons at high risk, and caring for persons
living with the disease. Through strong partnerships consisting of federal, state and local
government agencies, and community based organizations and volunteers, the state of Missouri
is actively engaged in ending the HIV epidemic.
AIDS Project of the Ozarks (APO) is a non-profit community-based organization (Voluntary, or
Service) serving a 29 county region in southwest Missouri. APO currently serves over 600
clients with HIV/AIDS and their families. Concerned families and friends established the
organization as a grass roots entity in 1983. Services include: medical care, case management,
education to the general public, and services to persons with HIV infection, their families and
significant others in a confidential, caring environment.