Dr. John Carlo
National HIV Testing Day is Saturday, June 27, and AIDS Arms Inc. is honoring the day with pop-up locations for free HIV testing in Oak Lawn and in Cockrell Hill, beginning Thursday, June 25.
While AIDS is no longer the death sentence it once was, it is still a pandemic,and its impact on individuals and families is staggering. The best way to fight it, says Dr. John T. Carlo, AIDS Arms’ CEO, is to educate ourselves and to know our sero-status.
“By getting tested, a person can find out whether he or she needs life-saving medications,” Dr. Carlo said, noting that these free HIV testing events provide the “ideal opportunity to take this important step in preserving the health, safety and lives of loved ones.”
The tests at AIDS Arms National HIV Testing Day events are “fast (results can be available in as quick as 60 seconds), free and performed in a confidential manner,” according to an AIDS Arms press release.
NHTD pop-up testing locations are:
• Thursday, June 25, 3-7 p.m. at Walgreen’s, 3802 Cedar Springs Road.
• Thursday, June 25, 3-7 p.m. at Walgreen’s, 8120 S. Cockrell Hill Road.
• Thursday, June 25, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at Havana’s, 4006 Cedar Springs Road
• Friday, June 26, 3-7 p.m. at Walgreen’s, 3802 Cedar Springs Road.
• Friday, June 26, 3-7 p.m. at Walgreen’s, 8120 S. Cockrell Hill Road.
• Saturday, June 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. p.m. at Walgreen’s, 3802 Cedar Springs Road.
• Saturday, June 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.. at Walgreen’s, 8120 S. Cockrell Hill Road.
• Sunday, June 28, 11 p.m.-3 a.m., Station 4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road.
