The Chatham CARE Center, a Coastal Health District program center for expanded HIV services, will hold a free and confidential HIV testing event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, February 27, at the Chatham County Health Department at 1395 Eisenhower Drive, to commemorate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
[JPG]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. All testing is completely confidential. Free educational materials and giveaways will also be available and no appointment is necessary.
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is held annually in February to increase HIV awareness and testing among black communities around the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), blacks account for more new HIV infections (44%), people living with HIV (43%), and deaths of persons with diagnosed HIV (48%) than any other racial/ethnic group in the nation.
For more information on the event, call (912) 353-3276 or email Diane.DeVore@dph.ga.gov.
