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Free HIV Testing to be Offered in Chatham County
June 7, 2012 - The Chatham CARE Center, a Coastal Health District program center for expanded HIV services, will offer free HIV testing at several events throughout the month of June. Testing will be done without the use of a needle and those tested will get results in 20 minutes. A follow-up visit will be scheduled for anyone who tests positive and counseling will be made available to those individuals. No appointment is necessary and all testing is confidential.
Testing Events:
Saturday, June 16
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Benjamin Van Clark Park (Live Oak and Park Ave., Savannah)
Wednesday, June 27
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wells Park (38th and Montgomery Streets, Savannah)
Thursday, June 28
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.,
Savannah State University
Friday, June 29
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.,
West Broad Street YMCA (1110 May Street, Savannah)
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one out of five people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. is unaware of their HIV status. These events provide an opportunity for people to learn of their HIV status and to gain knowledge to take control of their lives. The Chatham CARE Center is pleased to offer free HIV testing as part of this global effort.
For more information, please call Lakeya Pressley at 912-651-0996 or 912-656-1475 or e-mail lnpressley@dhr.state.ga.us.
