Free HIV and hepatitis C testing will be available in Spencer from
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at the Spencer Medical Arts
Building. This free and confidential testing is being sponsored by
Siouxland Community Health and Spencer Hospital Clay County Public
Health.
"The HIV and hepatitis C testing provided in Spencer, by Siouxland Community Health professionals, is free and confidential," Angel Smith, RN with Spencer Hospital Clay County Public Health, said.
Appointments are not necessary. Those interested in being tested should use the north entrance of the Spencer Medical Arts Building and take the stairs or elevator to Suite 206 on the second floor.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1,218,400 persons are living with HIV infection in the United States. That includes 156,300 -- or 12.8 percent -- who are unaware of their infection and may be unknowingly spreading the virus. The first step is to know one's status.
"Testing is the only way to know if you are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. We would like to test those who have a history of high risk behaviors, such as unprotected sex and needle sharing," Smith explained. "In addition, hepatitis C testing is available for anyone who has received a blood transfusion or organ transplant prior to July 1992; has been on longterm hemodialysis; or has used or shared needles for injection of street drugs or steroids."
For more information call Clay County Public Health at 264-6468.
"The HIV and hepatitis C testing provided in Spencer, by Siouxland Community Health professionals, is free and confidential," Angel Smith, RN with Spencer Hospital Clay County Public Health, said.
Appointments are not necessary. Those interested in being tested should use the north entrance of the Spencer Medical Arts Building and take the stairs or elevator to Suite 206 on the second floor.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1,218,400 persons are living with HIV infection in the United States. That includes 156,300 -- or 12.8 percent -- who are unaware of their infection and may be unknowingly spreading the virus. The first step is to know one's status.
"Testing is the only way to know if you are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. We would like to test those who have a history of high risk behaviors, such as unprotected sex and needle sharing," Smith explained. "In addition, hepatitis C testing is available for anyone who has received a blood transfusion or organ transplant prior to July 1992; has been on longterm hemodialysis; or has used or shared needles for injection of street drugs or steroids."
For more information call Clay County Public Health at 264-6468.
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