Stanislaus County Health Services Agency
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  DATE: June 26, 2006 I FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
CONTACT: Phoebe Leung (209) 558-7116
   
  HIV COUNSELING: The Stanislaus County Health Services
   
 
   
  Agency is offering free HIV counseling and testing Tuesday, which is National HIV Testing Day. The confidential counseling and testing will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the HIV clinic, 820 Scenic Drive, Modesto.

Those interested in a test can visit the information table and receive a token that can be redeemed for a free, pre-paid phone card. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 180,000 to 280,000 people nationwide are HIV-positive but unaware of their status. For more information, call the health department at 558-8866 or go to www.schsa.org

   
   
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