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Free HIV Testing Available at Select Walgreens Locations in HOUSTON June 23-25
WHAT: June 27 is National HIV Testing Day and Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS are teaming up with Legacy Community Health and the AIDS Foundation of Houston to encourage community members to know their HIV status and take advantage of free HIV testing and counseling about new prevention strategies, including Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), at select Walgreens locations in Houston.
Confidential testing is provided by trained counselors and results will be shared on-site within minutes. For more information on who should get tested and participating locations, visit http://www.greaterthan.org/walgreens.
WHEN Thursday, June 23 from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday, June 24 from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 25 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WHERE: Visit http://www.greaterthan.org/walgreens to locate your closest participating Walgreens.
BACKGROUND:
An estimated 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV, and that number grows by almost 50,000 every year. One in eight people who have HIV don’t know it. That means they aren’t getting the medical care they need to stay healthy and avoid passing HIV to others.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that more than 90 percent of new HIV infections in the United States could be prevented by testing and diagnosing people who have HIV and ensuring they receive prompt, ongoing care and treatment. Early linkage to and retention in HIV care is central to managing HIV and promoting health among all people living with HIV. HIV medicines can keep people with HIV healthy for many years, and greatly reduce the chance of transmitting HIV to their sex partners.
