"Walk-Ins" are Welcome for FREE HIV Testing!

North GA – FREE HIV Testing will be offered on Monday, December 2nd at county health departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties and at The Living Bridge Centers in Canton and Dalton. Walk-ins are welcome!

The free HIV testing is in honor of World AIDS Day, which was first observed in 1988 and is held annually on December 1st. Each year, organizations and individuals across the world bring attention to the HIV epidemic, endeavor to increase HIV awareness and knowledge, speak out against HIV stigma, and call for an increased response to move toward ending the HIV epidemic.

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, which can cause AIDS (autoimmune deficiency syndrome). About 1 in 7 people in the United States who have HIV don’t know it. The only way anyone can know for sure is to get tested; therefore, the CDC recommends that everyone between ages 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of their routine healthcare.

People at higher risk should get tested more often, such as men who have sex with men, anyone who has had sex with an HIV-positive partner, and injection drug abusers. Learn more about who is at higher risk for HIV and about HIV testing recommendations at www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/testing.html.

 Know your status! Get HIV tested for FREE by public health in North Georgia on Monday, December 2nd. For county health department locations and phone numbers, click on the above LOCATIONS tab. For The Living Bridge Centers information, click here to the TLBC page.