FREE HIV Testing on June 26 as part of National HIV Testing Day!

Do you know your status?

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign produced by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) held each June 27 to encourage all individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing.

As part of this year's campaign, on Friday, June 26, Eastern Maine AIDS Network (EMAN) will be offering FREE free Rapid HIV antibody testing - with results in approximately 20 minutes - counseling and safer sex supplies from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the EMAN office, 370 Harlow Street, Bangor, Maine.

The Maine Centers For Disease Control (CDC) estimates that currently, approximately 1,500 to 1,700 people in the state of Maine are infected with HIV, and as many as 500 people are unaware that they are infected. In Northern Maine alone (Penobscot, Hancock, Piscataquis, Washington and Aroostook counties), there are 208 known cases of people living with HIV - approximately 14% of the total reported cases in the state of Maine - including persons of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, and walks of life.

The decision to take the test is the first step in taking responsibility for your health and the health of others with whom you may be intimately involved. As NAPWA puts it, "Take the test. Take control."

Posted by Suze Howe on Tuesday, June 9th 2009 in EMAN News and Past events