NSU Press Release

Free HIV Testing at NSU on Feb. 7th
 

Norfolk, Va.—In commemoration of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Norfolk State University and the Tidewater AIDS Community Task Force (TACT) will host “No Blood, No Needles, No Money,” a free HIV testing and information clinic, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, February 7 in the old Norfolk Community Hospital Parking lot, which is located on Corprew Ave.

Co-sponsored by the NSU Office of Student Affairs and the Spartan Health Center, the clinic is designed as a vehicle to increase community awareness about AIDS/HIV and to provide a public service to solve an epidemic. The HIV testing clinic will be conducted using the saliva test method, and testing and counseling services will be conducted by healthcare workers from TACT, an AIDS service organization that provides free services to individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. These services include case management for those living with HIV, prevention education for the community, and free HIV testing. All information and testing is completely confidential.

For more information, contact the Spartan Health Center at 623-3090.