I don't know of any "special" events or testing going on today, but thanks to 365Gay.com for the sobering reminder:
"Today is National HIV Testing Day and the Centers for Disease Control has issued an ominous warning - about one-fourth of the more than one-million people living with HIV in the United States don’t know they are infected. National HIV Testing Day is an annual campaign organized by the National Association of People with AIDS. The theme of this year's campaign is significant – "Take the Test. Take Control."
"Knowing your HIV status empowers you to help prevent the spread of the disease" said Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director, of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the CDC. "If you are infected, you can take steps to protect your health and that of your partners as well as seek life-extending medical treatment. People who learn they are not infected can take steps to help ensure they remain uninfected.""
In Napa, you can get tested at:
- Napa County Health and Human Services Agency (details)
2344 Old Sonoma Rd Bldg G
Napa, California 94559
707-253-4279
800-464-4213 - Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo (details)
1735 Jefferson St
Napa, California 94559
707-252-8050
800-320-7526
- Napa Valley College Health Center (details)
2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy
Portable Bldg 2250
707-259-8005
- Riley Street Clinic (details)
418 Riley St
Santa Rosa, California 95404
707-565-4620
Please let us know where else you know of that you can get (free? low-cost?) testing in the Valley or nearby.
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