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Get tested. Practice celibacy, but if that’s not for you, then practice safe sex. The new HIV infection numbers are discouraging. Black women are more than 15 times more likely to get the disease as white women. Black women are 3 times more likely to get the HIV infection than Latino women. Today is World Aids Day. It gives us another chance to do our part to get rid of this deadly epidemic in the Black Community. Get tested today, and take a friend with you. Then, tweet, text and facebook those you know to encourage them to get tested. Free HIV tests are available at the locations below. 1. Dekalb County Board of Health www.dekalbhealth.net www.dekcsb.org 404- 508- 7866 When: December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 9 am until 4pm Where: DeKalb Addiction Clinic 455 Winn Way Decatur, GA 30030 2. Empowerment Resource Center www.empowerwomen.org 404- 526- 1145 When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 11 am until 3 pm Where – Empowerment Resource Center 236 Auburn Ave Ste 200 Atlanta, GA 30303 3. Aid Atlanta www.aidatlanta.org 404- 870- 7700 or 1-800- 551- 2728 Call for other testing locations that may be closer to you When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 12 noon until 7 pm Where – Aid Atlanta, Inc 1605 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309 4. Positive Impact www.positiveimpact-atl.org 404- 589- 9040 When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 10 am until 7 pm Where – Positive Impact Incorporated Headquarters 60 11Th Street Atlanta, GA 30309 5. The Stand, Inc www.standinc.com 404- 284- 9878 When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 8:30 am until 5 pm Where – Stand, Inc. 3423 Covington Drive. Ste D Decatur, GA 30032 6. Saint Josephs Mercy Care Services www.mercycareservices.org 678- 843- 8500 When – (Every Monday) 8:30 am until 3:30 pm Where – Saint Josephs Mercy Care Services 424 Decatur Street Atlanta, GA 30312 When – (Every Tuesday) 8:30 am until 3:30 pm Where – Saint Josephs Mercy Care Services 424 Decatur Street Atlanta, GA 30312 When – (Every Wednesday) 8:30 am until 3:30 pm Where – Saint Josephs Mercy Care Services 424 Decatur Street Atlanta, GA 30312 7. National AIDS Education and Services for Minorities Incorporated www.naesm.org 404 – 691- 8880 When – December 1, 2011 (Monday) 10 am until 1:30 pm Where – Atlanta City Hall Atrium 55 Trinity Ave. SW Atlanta, GA 30303 When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) 2 am until 5 pm Where – National AIDS Ed/Services for Minorities 2140 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Atlanta, GA 30310 8. Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness www.fultoncountygahealth.org 404-613-1468 When – December 1, 2011 (Thursday) from 9 m until 3 pm Free HIV and Syphilis testing Available Where – The Aldredge Health Center 9999 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30303