Lake Co. Offers HIV Testing

The Lake County Health Department will mark National HIV Testing Day, June 27, by offering free tests for HIV and hepatitis C to anyone age 13 and older.

Test results will be available in 20 minutes; the event also will feature free food and a kids’ play area.

The outreach will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the department’s Belvidere Medical Building, 2400 Belvidere Rd., Waukegan. For more information, telephone 847-377-8450.

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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