National HIV Testing Day: Take the Test, Take Control
It's National HIV Testing Day - have you been tested?
Today is the National HIV Testing Day - have you been tested?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that more than one million people are living with HIV in the United States. Nearly 1 in 5 of those million people are unaware they are even infected.
What is HIV/AIDS? How do you get it?
AIDS.gov provides the simplest explanation of what HIV/AIDS is: HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus attacks your T-cells and uses them to make copies of itself. HIV becomes AIDS, or Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, when the virus has destroyed so many T-cells that your body can no longer fight off disease or infections.
You can become infected with HIV when blood or other bodily fluids like semen, pre-seminal fluid, breast milk, vaginal fluids, and rectal mucous enter your body. Transmission of these fluids happens during sexual contact, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, injection drug use, occupational exposure, blood transfusion or organ transplant.
To find an HIV testing site near you, visit: http://hivtest.cdc.gov/
To get free HIV testing, check out these events in the Philadelphia region.
"I KNOW" Initiative (Men or Trans Women who have sex with Men) Testing Day
June 27 - 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Free HIV testing for any man or trans woman who has ever had sex with a man. Please call (215) 287-4516 to make an appointment. Refreshments, raffles and door prizes will be available. All eligible men or trans women who have had sex with a man who test will receive a $15 Wawa gift card! Testing will be held in the 4th Floor HIV Prevention Research Division Office.
UPENN HIV Prevention Research Division
3535 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
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National HIV Testing Day Free Walk-In Testing
June 27 - 8:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Free rapid HIV testing available at Family First Health for anyone over 13 years of age.
Family First Health
116 South George St., Third Floor
York, Pa 17401
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Knowing is Winning
June 27 - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Rapid HIV testing will be available. Knowing your HIV status is a Win-Win situation. Win 2 free concert tickets! Open to those 13 years of age and older with a valid photo identification.
Beautiful Gate Outreach Center
604 North Walnut Street
Wilmington, De 19801
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Get Tested
June 27 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Rapid HIV testing will be available on a walk-in basis. Testing will also be available for STDs and Hepatitis C. Open to the public.
Bethlehem Health Bureau
10 E Church St
Bethlehem, Pa 18018
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Take the Test, Take Control at the Riversharks Baseball Game
June 28 - 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Take a free rapid HIV test at the AHEC office in June and receive a free ticket to celebrate National Counseling and Testing Day at the Riversharks baseball game. Enjoy fireworks and fun! Call the office for more information on the testing schedule.
Camden Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
514 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102