National HIV Testing Day - June 27th - Be Safe, Get Tested quoting : wclk

AID Atlanta will kick-off National HIV testing day on Saturday, June 24th at The Mall West End and host testing event each day culminating on June 27th with testing at $2.00 Tuesdays at Dugan's on Ponce de Leon. For more information on AID ATLANTATo assist in funding AID ATLANTA In the state of Georgia if you are aged 16 or older you can take an HIV test, additionally the test results are now returned in about 5 minutes. Saturday morning at 7am on The Local Take on WCLK I talk with Russell Patterson of AID Atlanta about this year's National Testing Day on June 27th.Patterson explains that anyone with a sexual history should know their HIV status. Russell mentions that people from age 11 to age 60 are testing positive for HIV.




In honor of National HIV Testing Day, Health Connection of Pace Community Action Agency encourages you to get tested for HIV. HIV testing is available year round at all Health Connection locations. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS, and the only way to know if you have HIV is to get tested. For more information or to schedule an appointment call (812) 882-6069 Vincennes, (812) 254-6936 Washington, or (812) 234-0707 Terre Haute. HIV is spread through some of the body's fluids, like blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.

PCDOH Offers Free HIV Testing, June 27

Kathy WelshBREWSTER – This year annual National HIV Testing Day encourages people of all ages to "Test your way. It can save lives and can help limit the spread of the virus."To encourage HIV testing, the Putnam County Department of Health, in partnership with Westchester Medical Center and Planned Parenthood, will be offering free rapid HIV testing and counseling on Tuesday, June 27. Safe sex is the best "primary prevention," but early testing and diagnosis saves lives too. Testing will also be offered at the main health department office, 1 Geneva Road, Brewster, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Privacy and confidentiality are ensured. In 2014, people aged 50 and older accounted for 17 percent of those living with HIV infection.


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