Get tested. Practice celibacy, but if that’s not for you, then practice safe sex. The new HIV infection numbers are discouraging. Black women are more than 15 times more likely to get the disease as white women. Black women are 3 times more likely to get the HIV infection than Latino women.
Today is World Aids Day. It gives us another chance to do our part to get rid of this deadly epidemic in the Black Community. Get tested today, and take a friend with you. Then, tweet, text and facebook those you know to encourage them to get tested.
Free HIV tests are available at the locations below.
1. Dekalb County Board of Health
404- 508- 7866
When: December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 9 am until 4pm
Where: DeKalb Addiction Clinic
455 Winn Way
Decatur, GA 30030
2. Empowerment Resource Center
404- 526- 1145
When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 11 am until 3 pm
Where – Empowerment Resource Center
236 Auburn Ave Ste 200
Atlanta, GA 30303
3. Aid Atlanta
404- 870- 7700 or 1-800- 551- 2728
Call for other testing locations that may be closer to you
When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 12 noon until 7 pm
Where – Aid Atlanta, Inc
1605 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
4. Positive Impact
404- 589- 9040
When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 10 am until 7 pm
Where – Positive Impact Incorporated Headquarters
60 11Th Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
5. The Stand, Inc
404- 284- 9878
When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 8:30 am until 5 pm
Where – Stand, Inc.
3423 Covington Drive. Ste D
Decatur, GA 30032
6. Saint Josephs Mercy Care Services
678- 843- 8500
When – (Every Monday) 8:30 am until 3:30 pm
Where – Saint Josephs Mercy Care Services
424 Decatur Street
Atlanta, GA 30312
When – (Every Tuesday) 8:30 am until 3:30 pm
Where – Saint Josephs Mercy Care Services
424 Decatur Street
Atlanta, GA 30312
When – (Every Wednesday) 8:30 am until 3:30 pm
Where – Saint Josephs Mercy Care Services
424 Decatur Street
Atlanta, GA 30312
7. National AIDS Education and Services for Minorities Incorporated
404 – 691- 8880
When – December 1, 2011 (Monday) 10 am until 1:30 pm
Where – Atlanta City Hall Atrium
55 Trinity Ave. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 2 am until 5 pm
Where – National AIDS Ed/Services for Minorities
2140 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30310
8. Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
404-613-1468
When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) from 9 m until 3 pm
Free HIV and Syphilis testing Available
Where – The Aldredge Health Center
9999 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30303