6/26/14 - Friday is National HIV Testing Day, and the Livingston County Department of Public Health is encouraging local people to take part. According to the department, many people with HIV are unaware that they have the disease, and the Centers for Disease Control recommends testing for anyone who is sexually active but not in a monogamous relationship, injects drugs or shares syringes, or who has been diagnosed with a sexually-transmitted disease. From 9am to 4pm tomorrow, the Department of Public Health is offering HIV testing at its headquarters on Grand River near Golf Club Road. The testing is done orally and is completely painless, and clients should be finished in less than half an hour. Walk-ins are welcome, but organizers prefer appointments. The testing is free, but to get the results clients must return the following week. For more information or to set up an appointment, call the health department at (517) 546-9850. (TD)
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