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Free HIV Testing In Dallas And Fort Worth

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As part of National HIV Testing Day, there will be locations across DFW offering free testing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1.2 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV and almost one in five don’t know they’re infected.

In Dallas County, more than 13,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS, representing an increase of 41 percent in more than nine years. And rates are disproportionately higher in African-Americans.

As part of National HIV Testing day, Dallas County Health & Human Services, Walgreens, and other Hospitals and nonprofit groups have teamed up to offer free testing. You can schedule an appointment with Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County (817-569-5760), or show up at one of the following locations.

Thursday:

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, 3826 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas. From 2 to 6 p.m.

Friday:

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, 3826 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas. From 2 to 6 p.m.

Saturday:

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, 3826 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lauren Silverman was the Health, Science & Technology reporter/blogger at KERA News. She was also the primary backup host for KERA’s Think and the statewide newsmagazine  Texas Standard. In 2016, Lauren was recognized as Texas Health Journalist of the Year by the Texas Medical Association. She was part of the Peabody Award-winning team that covered Ebola for NPR in 2014. She also hosted "Surviving Ebola," a special that won Best Long Documentary honors from the Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI). And she's won a number of regional awards, including an honorable mention for Edward R. Murrow award (for her project “The Broken Hip”), as well as the Texas Veterans Commission’s Excellence in Media Awards in the radio category.