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As part of the National Latino AIDS
Awareness Day, the Latino HIV Task Force will provide free HIV tests on October
13.
The task force will offer the tests
at the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, 6001 Gulf Freeway,
Houston, during the hours of 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
According to the Houston Department
of Health and Human Services (HDHHS), Hispanics in Houston and Harris County
represent 23 percent of the 20,699 HIV infections reported to the department
since 1999. HDHHS also notes that Hispanics comprise 19 percent of the 28,659
local AIDS cases reported to HDHHS since the beginning of the epidemic in 1981.
The task force is made up of various
community-based organizations and health agencies that administer HIV and AIDS
prevention programs or medical treatment. HDHHS convened the task force in 2002
to educate and raise awareness of HIV, AIDS, and sexually transmitted diseases
among Hispanics. For more information, call (713) 987-4740 or e-mail
latinohtf@hotmail.com.
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.
TOGETHER WE REMAIN STRONG!
