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Today is National HIV Testing Day

June 27, 2007

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign produced by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) to encourage at-risk individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 180,000 to 280,000 people nationwide are HIV-positive but are unaware of their status. HIV counseling and testing enables people with HIV to take steps to protect their own health and that of their partners, and helps people who test negative get the information they need to stay uninfected.

Across the country, thousands of HIV counseling and testing sites, state and local health departments, and community-based HIV/AIDS service providers will participate in NHTD events, by holding health fairs, providing community and media outreach, hosting special testing-related events or operating extended hours. Some of these events may be scheduled in the days and weeks surrounding NHTD.

Get Tested * Know Your Status * Stay Safe

Sources:
http://hivtest.org/press_files/subindex.cfm

The following links highlight what you need to know about HIV/AIDS:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/basic/
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/brochures/at-risk.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/brochures/livingwithhiv.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/transmission.htm
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?MenuItem=HealthTopics&Search=Off&HealthTopicID=65&ClassID=51"

Posted at 11:10 AM by Shantrie in the HIV & AIDS category/ies.