Free Screenings and Awareness Events Scheduled in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL — River Region Human Services is joining a national effort to inform women and girls about their risk of contracting HIV and AIDS with a series of free HIV testing events in Jacksonville. National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is March 10, and River Region is amping up awareness through social media and the screenings.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 25% percent of teens and adults diagnosed with HIV in the United States each year are women — and thousands of women and girls do not know they are infected with the disease. This is the ninth year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health has sponsored National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and encouraged women and girls to get tested, share information to educate their peers, and participate in related events.

River Region has scheduled the following events:

Free HIV Testing

Friday, March 7 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

1300 N Broad St.

Jacksonville, FL 32202

Monday, March 10 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

1393 Kings Rd

Jacksonville, FL 32209

Awareness Day Celebration at Hilltop Village

Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

1646 W. 45th St

Jacksonville, FL 32208

Free HIV and STD Testing

Soulful Sundays: A Celebration of Womanhood

Sunday, March 9, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

9726 Touchton Rd Suite 105

Jacksonville, FL 32246

Includes HIV Education and Information

For more information, visit the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day website at http://womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ or River Region’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RiverRegion.