National HIV Testing Day
National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) June 27, is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status, and get linked to care and treatment. The theme this year is "Doing It My Way", which encourages people to make testing a part of their lives and on their terms, be it in a clinic, at home or with a friend or loved one. It also reminds people to talk to others about testing and why it’s important to them.
As of 2017, there were 1,497 people living with HIV in Montgomery County. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care. The CDC further states those with specific risk factors, should test at least once a year. Gay and bisexual men have the largest number of new diagnoses in the United States. Blacks/African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Also, transgender women who have sex with men are among the groups at highest risk for HIV infection, and injection drug users remain at significant risk for getting HIV. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential for proper care.
The HIV/AIDS Prevention Committee of Region 9 (Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble counties) Offers case management, linkage to care, HIV testing, counseling and referral services.
The committee is teaming up with the Greater Than AIDS Campaign to offer free HIV testing in the following Walgreens stores from 10:00 am -7:00 pm on June 27:
2710 Salem Ave., Dayton, OH
4855 N. Main St., Dayton, OH
1542 Wayne Ave., Dayton, OH
537 W. Main St. Xenia, OH
HIV Testing Sites / Regular Hours
| Testing Sites | Testing Hours |
Clark County Combined Health District |
Walk-ins every Monday |
Equitas Health 15 W. Fourth Street, Suite 200Dayton, OH 45402 (937) 461-2437 |
Regular Hours Monday: 12 pm – 5:30 pmTuesday: 10 am – 5:30 pm Thursday: 9 am – 4 pm |
Greene County Public Health 360 Wilson DriveXenia, OH 45385 (937) 374-5621 |
Walk-ins every 1st and 3rd Thursday |
Miami County Public Health Department Reproductive Health Clinic 510 W. Water StreetTroy, OH 45373 (937) 573-3520 |
Walk-ins every Thursday 1 pm – 3 pm |
Preble County General Health District Reproductive Health Clinic 615 Hillcrest DriveEaton, OH 45320 (937) 472-0087 |
Regular Hours By appointment4th Tuesday of each month 1 pm – 2 pm Wednesday 9 am – 11 am 2nd Thursday of each month 5 pm – 7 pm |
Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health Clinic117 S. Main Street Dayton, OH 45422 (937) 225-4550 Public Health Outreach Office 201 Riverside Drive, Suite 1-C Dayton, OH 45405 (937) 496-7133 Dr. Charles R. Drew Health Center 1323 W. Third Street, Room # 608 Dayton, OH 45402 (937) 225-4023 |
Regular Hours Monday – Friday 8 am – 4:30 pm(By appointment only) Closed 11:30 am - 12:30 pm daily Monday – Friday 8am – 4:30 pm Monday – Friday 8am – 4:30 pm |
Reproductive Health Clinic |
By appointment 4th Tuesday of each month: 1 pm – 2 pm Wednesday 9 am – 11 am 2nd Thursday of each month: 5 pm – 7 pm |
Resource:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV Testing; 2019. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/testing/index.html. Accessed June 7, 2019.
