RiverStone Health to offer free HIV and Hepatitis C testing

Nov. 03--RiverStone Health HIV Prevention Services will provide free testing for HIV and Hepatitis C. The free, fast and confidential testing will be in Room 116 of the Lincoln Center, 415 N. 30th St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. The rapid tests require only a few drops of blood from a finger prick.

According to a press release from RiverStone Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in seven people had HIV in 2015 and did not know they were infected. The CDC advises everyone ages 13 to 64 to get tested for HIV at least once. Anyone who is sexually active and at higher risk should get tested at least once each year.

The only way for a person to know if they have Hepatitis C is to get tested. With treatment, 95 percent of Hepatitis C cases are curable. People who inject drugs or have used them in the past are at high risk for Hep C. So are people who have had a blood transfusion before 1992.

Individuals in high-risk categories, including injectable drug users, men having sex with men or people with multiple anonymous sex partners can schedule a confidential appointment for testing by calling RiverStone Health HIV Prevention at 247-3247.

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