National HIV Awareness Testing Day

One out of five people in the U.S. infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, doesn’t know it, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.

CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 be tested for HIV at least once as part of their routine health care.

People who are at high risk for infection, such as gay and bisexual men, injection drug users, or people have have many sexual partners, the CDC recommends testing at least once a year, if not more often.

To find out where you can go to be tested and to find other information about HIV/AIDS:

• Visit www.HIVTest.org.
• Visit www.AIDS.gov.
• Visit www.nineandhalf minutes.org
• Or contact the Public Health STD Clinic at Harborview Medical Center (325 9th Ave, Ground Floor of the East Clinic Wing) at 206-744-3590 or the Gay City Health Project (511 E. Pike St.) at 206-860-6969.
• Visit Public Health – Seattle & King County’s HIV/AIDS information page, which provides information on a variety of topics including materials in languages other than English.

Tags: AIDS, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Testing

Category: African American Health, HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Uncategorized