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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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