Media Advisory
Free, Fast, Confidential Testing Available All Week for National HIV Testing Day
Friday, June 19, 2015
WHAT
National HIV Testing Day is June 27, and Contra Costa Health Services' HIV/AIDS & STD Program is offering free, fast and confidential testing across the county all week.
No appointments are necessary. Results are available within 20 minutes.
WHO:
All county residents are urged to take a test.
WHEN:
Tuesday, June 23: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Rainbow Community Center, 118 Willow Pass Road, Suite 500, in Concord.
Wednesday, June 24: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the corner of A and 18th streets in Antioch – look for the white county van.
Friday, June 26: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Neighborhood House of North Richmond, 800 23rd Street in Richmond.
WHY:
National HIV Testing Day is an annual observance to promote HIV testing. Make an appointment with your healthcare provider today, drop in at one of our testing clinics this week, or call 925-313-6771 for a community testing site near you.
Contra Costa Health Services provides free, fast and confidential HIV testing every week.
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- Victoria Balladares, 925-313-6268