| June
25, 2003
(Little
Rock)
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In recent
years, great strides have been made in treating HIV and
preventing or treating the infections that can accompany
it. While
there is still no cure, people living with HIV have more
and better health care options than ever before.
However, far too many people still learn that
they have HIV only late in their infection--once illness
has appeared--missing years of opportunity for early
care and treatment.
Approximately 300 Arkansans were diagnosed with
HIV in each of the last three years. People at high risk for HIV need to be targeted for
increased efforts at HIV testing and prevention.
High-risk behaviors are those that cause exposure
to bodily fluids such as IV drug usage or unsafe sex.
That
is why the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA)
is sponsoring the sixth National HIV Testing Day, June
27, 2003. NAPWA
estimates that 200,000 - 300,000 Americans are infected
with HIV but are unaware of their status.
African American, Latinos and women are
increasingly affected by the spread of this disease.
Attached
is a list of testing sites in
Arkansas for National HIV Testing Day.
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Arkansas
HIV/AIDS Task Force
519 E. 8th
Little Rock
Testing time: 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Arkansas
AIDS Foundation
518 E. 9th
Little Rock
Testing time: 10:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Save
Our Children Community Project:
Neighborhood Alert Center
2220 S. Main St
Little Rock
Neighborhood
Alert Center
4110 W. 12th St.
Little Rock
Times for both: 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Pine
Bluff:
Jefferson
Comprehensive Care Center
1101 Tennessee St.
Pine Bluff
Testing time: 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
John
Manor Homes (Housing Project)
Testing time: 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hot
Springs (Garland County)
Garland County Public Library
Testing time: 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Desoto
Park (Hot Springs)
Testing time: 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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