(To forward this message, click on the EMAIL button at the top or bottom of this page.) Did you know that one out of every four HIV positive Americans doesn’t know he or she has the virus?
Getting an oral test for HIV, which involves a simple swab of your cheek, is quick (20 minutes) and painless. It could save your life to get tested, because HIV treatment can work better when you’re diagnosed early.
So, take an HIV test—and take control of your health!
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U.S. mayors participating in National HIV Testing Day 2007 Mark Begich, Anchorage, Alaska Terry Bellamy, Asheville North Carolina Sheila Dixon, Baltimore, Maryland Richard Daley, Chicago, Illinois Frank Jackson, Cleveland, Ohio Michael Coleman, Columbus, Ohio John W. Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado John Cook, El Paso, Texas Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, New Jersey Eddie Perez, Hartford, Connecticut John Duran, Hollywood, California Chris Buetler, Lincoln, Nebraska Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California Bill Purcell, Nashville, Tennessee John DeStefano, New Haven, Connecticut Cory Booker, Newark, New Jersey Jerry Brown, Oakland, California Mike Fahey, Omaha, Nebraska Phil Gordon, Phoenix, Arizona Phil Hardberger, San Antonio, Texas Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, California Greg Nickels, Seattle, Washington Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa, Alabama John Michael Fabrizi, Bridgeport, Connecticut William Bell, Durham, North Carolina Manuel Diaz, Miami, Florida Samuel Jones, Mobile, Alabama Buddy Dyer, Orlando, Florida Tom Potter, Portland, Oregon Jerry Sanders, San Diego, California Adrian Fenty, Washington, DC
Beth Benne, RN, is HIV negative, but
the virus has impacted her life. She currently supervises a biannual HIV/AIDS awareness week as
the director of the student health center at Pierce College, a
community commuter school in Woodland Hills, California.
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Overheard in the Women's Forum
"I recently met a guy who is negative. I did tell him about my status and he decided to kiss me anyway (we didn't go further than that). But a day later, he called and said that he actually had a mouth ulcer that time when we kissed and he was very worried. Asked if he can get the virus from me that way. For that moment, I felt so insulted and yet I felt so bad. It was my first time having a contact with a "negative" guy."
