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In conjunction with the eighth
annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, Santa
Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) West Side Clinic will offer free
HIV/hepatitis C testing to women and girls of South Santa Barbara County on
March 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 628 W. Micheltorena Street, Santa
Barbara, Calif.
Participants will be offered a
choice between a 20–40-minute quick test or a blood test.
The theme of this year’s awareness
day, coordinated by the Office on Women’s Health in the US Department of Health
and Human Services, is “Share Knowledge; Take Action.”
The nationwide observance is held to
raise awareness of the ever-increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls
and to encourage individuals and communities to take action. According to SBNC
HIV/Hepatitis C Program Director Javier Ortega, women of all ages account for
approximately 24 percent of all HIV diagnoses.
For additional information
concerning the testing event, contact Javier Ortega at (805) 963–1546,
extension 3017, or at javier.ortega@sbclinics.com; or Dru Sturdivan at (805)
963–1546, extension 3018, or at dru.sturdivan@sbclinics.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!
