In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) will host a free HIV/AIDS testing and counseling event at the Marietta Public Health Center on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. as part of a community initiative designed to encourage Black men and women to get educated, get tested, get involved, and get treated.
Testing is free, confidential and open to everyone. Results are ready within 20 minutes. No needles or blood required.
What:
Free HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling
When:
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where:
Cobb & Douglas Public Health
Marietta Public Health Center, Building A Boardroom
1650 County Services Parkway
Marietta, GA 30008
For more information about this event or other HIV/AIDS services at CDPH, please call 770-514-2815 or visit cobbanddouglaspublichealth.org/hiv.
About National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7, 2017 marks the 17th year for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Blacks in the United States and the Diaspora. NBHAAD was founded in 1999 as a national response to the growing HIV and AIDS epidemic in African American communities. The NBHAAD initiative leverages a national platform to educate, bring awareness, and mobilize the African American community. NBHAAD has four key focus areas which encourage people to:
- Get Educated about HIV and AIDS
- Get Involved in community prevention efforts
- Get Tested to know their status
- Get Treated to receive the continuum of care needed to live with HIV/AIDS
For more information about National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, visit nationalblackaidsday.org.