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February 13,
2008
Little Rock — The Arkansas Department of Health is reminding Arkansans that AIDS is one of the leading killers of African Americans nationwide. It is the number one cause of death for African American women ages 25-34 years. African Americans are usually slower to seek testing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and progress from HIV diagnosis to AIDS much more quickly as a result.
The HIV Prevention Program and the Office of Minority Health and Disparities have collaborated to provide free HIV testing. This awareness event is in commemoration of Black HIV Awareness Day. There will be five testing locations set up throughout Arkansas.
When: February 23, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Central Arkansas
Hoover Center
4000 West 13th Street Little Rock, AR 72204
Contact: Willie Rhodes 501-661-2762
Southwest Health Unit
4918 Baseline Road Little Rock, AR 72209
Contact: Dominique Guinn 501-944-2946
Northeast Arkansas
The Works Health and Fitness Center
Holiday Plaza Mall 1800 North Missouri Street #1D West Memphis, AR 72301
Contact: Dorethea Miller 901-289-5193
Southeast Arkansas
C.B. King Adult Center
1610 South First Street McGehee, AR 71654
Contact: Courtney Hampton 501-733-9227
Southwest Arkansas
St. John Baptist Church
Fairview Community Association Multi Purpose Building
1018 East Wilson Street El Dorado, AR 71730
Contact: Kenneth Waller 870-864-9202
For more information on testing locations, contact Courtney Hampton 501-661-2749
For more information on Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, visit www.blackaidsday.org.
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