Free HIV Tests Offered Around Hampton Roads

In recognition of National HIV Testing Day, June 27, free HIV testing will be available beginning Friday in several cities across the Hampton Roads area.

The Norfolk Department of Health will offer the test Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 830 Southampton Ave.; telephone 757-683-2768.

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Virginia will offer free testing by appointment: Telephone 757-499-7526 to visit the Virginia Beach center, 515 Newtown Rd.; or 757-826-2079 to be tested at the Hampton clinic, 403 Yale Dr.

Free HIV testing is available on an ongoing basis at the Virginia Beach Department of Public Health, 4452 Corporation Lane, from 8:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 12:30-2:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays.

The Friends of AIDS Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.

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