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National HIV Testing Day is Monday

Here's some information about how and where to get tested near Echo Park.

Monday is National HIV Testing Day.  The National Association of People with AIDS established this day.

Early detection can lead to more effective treatment and stop the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus.

Type “90026” and find testing locations at this site: http://www.hivtest.org/

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You can also text your five-digit ZIP code to “KNOWIT” and you should receive a text message with an HIV testing site near you.

These are among the places that regularly offer HIV/AIDS testing in the Echo Park/Silver Lake area:

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-El Centro del Pueblo, 1157 Lemoyne Street 90026 (213) 483-6335

-Hollywood/Sunset Free Clinic 3324 W Sunset Blvd 90026 (323) 660-2400

-Out of the Closet Thrift Store 1724 Sunset 90026  (213) 484-3913

Monday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas sponsors a day of testing with the Magic Johnson Foundation at Pink Lotus in South Central.


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