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Southern Nevada Health District offering free HIV testing

Posted at 8:09 AM, Jun 27, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-27 11:09:46-04
The Southern Nevada Health District will launch its Mobile HIV Testing Unit with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to commemorate National HIV Testing Day on June 27.
 
Testing is available at the following locations:
 
Southern Nevada Health District
8 a.m. – Noon
Free rapid HIV testing 
625 Shadow Lane, Annex A, Las Vegas, 89106 
(702) 759-0702
 
Richard Steele Boxing Facility 
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. 
Free HIV testing 
2475 W. Cheyenne Ave., #110, North Las Vegas, 89032
(702) 638-1308
 
Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada 
1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. 
Free rapid HIV testing/STD screenings/hepatitis A, B vaccines 
953 E. Sahara Ave., Ste. B-25/Commercial Center, Las Vegas, 89104
(702) 733-9800
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends HIV testing for everyone between the ages of 13 and 64. It is estimated that over 156,000 people with HIV are unaware of their infection.