Above is the FCAN BASUAH Video Documentary! Watch as two teens get tested for HIV, log their reactions, and share the reactions of other teens who underwent the testing process at our Spring Retreat for HIV-affected families. To know is to know. Get tested and know your status!

Conceptuatlized and facilitated by Avery R Young. Filmed and edited by Crystal Jackson.

Taking the Test: What's Your Experience?

Commentators on TheBody.com share their stories for National HIV/AIDS Testing Day.

caraobrien:

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign coordinated by the National Association of People with AIDS to encourage people of all ages to “Take the Test, Take Control.”

Too many people don’t know they have HIV. In the United States, nearly 1.2 million people are living with HIV, and almost one in five don’t know they are infected. Getting tested is the first step to finding out if you have HIV. If you have HIV, getting medical care and taking medicines regularly helps you live a longer, healthier life and also lowers the chances of passing HIV on to others.

Find an event near you.

(via pubhealth)

Tomorrow is National HIV Testing Day

usagov:

National HIV Testing Day on June 27 is a reminder to get tested. Enter your ZIP code and find a testing site near you.

Visit AIDS.gov to learn more about HIV/AIDS, including how to reduce your risk and available treatment options.

Download or order a FREE print copy of the following publications on USA.gov:

• Women and HIV
• HIV and AIDS: Medicines to Help You

Text 2 Survive – Easy Access to Life Saving Information

Using a mobile phone, any Illinoisan can send a text with the message IL plus their five digit zip code to the phone number “89183.” That person will instantly receive a confidential text message back to their phone with the nearest HIV/AIDS testing center contact information. To help spread the benefits of getting tested, that person can then send their friends a text message urging them to get tested as well.

pozmagazine:

We’re absolutely giddy to see so many of you writing about National HIV Testing Day. Let this be the push you need to go out and get tested (and take a friend to get tested too.)

To read our coverage, click here.

To find centers near you, click here. (You can even specify what kind of test you want to take.)