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TESTING…TESTING…TESTING…

BE AWARE…KNOW YOUR STATUS… AID Atlanta’s ASK US Youth Outreach Program is providing HIV Antibody testing for the students at Morehouse College every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 2-6 pm!!!

APRIL IS STD AWARENESS MONTH…

Find a testing site near you… http://www.hivtest.org

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2011

Come out and get tested….Metro Atlanta, GA AID Atlanta testing at the following locations: Saturday, February 5th · Greenbriar Mall- 2841 Greenbriar Parkway SW, Atlanta, GA 30331 · 11:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Sunday, February 6th · South Cobb Recreation Center- 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell GA 30168 · 11:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Monday, February 7th · AID Atlanta, Inc.’s Main Office [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2011….A Day of Service

The MLK March is scheduled to start at 1:30 pm in Atlanta, GA. Marchers will proceed down Peachtree to Auburn Ave, turn left and end at Auburn and Boulevard. The MLK Rally, near the MLK Center for Non-Violent Social Change, immediately follows the March. For more information about the MLK March and other activities from [...]

New and Improved HIV Test!

Today a new HIV test was approved for usage in the United States.  Although the test is already widely used in Europe as the primary test used to detect HIV, it has just been approved on expedited review by the FDA. ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo, the new test released by Abbott Laboritories, tests for HIV antigens and [...]

Too Fat to Fight? What Personal Fitness and Homeland Security Have In Common

  20 years ago everyone was, on average, smaller. But the new millennium is an age of big things;big cars, big houses, big bills, and big butts. We consume way more than we should, more importantly we consume way more than we NEED. And in 2010, Mission: Readiness, a non-profit made up of retired senior [...]

Whatever Floats Your Boat!

During May 2010, the District of Columbia’s health and government officials began distributing Trojan brand condoms to area schools, community centers, and other locations. In the District, where 3% of residents are HIV positive, condoms have been widely distributed to youth and young adults since 2005. However, the switch from Durex condoms from Trojan condoms [...]

National HIV Testing Day

The History of National Testing Day According to CDC, since 2004 there has been a 15% increase in the diagnosis of HIV in America. This statistic means two things: more peopeel are being tested, and more people are testing positive for HIV. So we ALL nee to play it SAFER, and get tested! Lucky for [...]

Nationl Testing Day – Come Out & Get Tested ATL

HIV testing is the key to slowing the HIV epidemic. Knowing your HIV status could be one of the most important things you ever do!!! AID Atlanta will provide HIV Testing at the following events: Monday, June 22, 2009 @ Magic Johnson Theater (3pm-8pm); Friday, June 26, 2009 @ AID Atlanta Inc. (9am-6pm); Friday, June [...]

FREE HIV Testing Event June 22nd

AID Atlanta & Magic Johnson AIDS Healthcare Foundation will be offering FREE HIV Testing @ the Kroger Store parking lot, 3030 Headland Drive, Atlanta, GA 30311 from 3-8 p.m. Call 1-800-551-2728 for more information.