Get tested, promote AIDS-free generation
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PABLO — March 20 marks the annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Observed annually on the spring equinox, the day is a national community mobilization effort designed to encourage American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians across the United States to get educated, get tested, and get involved in HIV prevention and treatment.
The Center for Prevention and Wellness in the Agnes Kenmille building on the Salish Kootenai College campus offers free HIV testing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please call 406-275-TEST for an appointment.
This federally recognized awareness day was founded in 2007 and is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Salish Kootenai College is one of many national committee partners that encourage those who demand an AIDS-free generation to make some noise and become warriors for this goal.
Data from health department and government studies is reliant upon testing, and historically, Native people haven’t been strong proponents of testing. This must be changed, if Natives are to achieve an AIDS-free generation.