All adolescent and adults should be tested for HIV at least once during their life time. Persons at risk for HIV should be tested annually. With a rapid antibody point of care screening test, results are ready in 20 minutes or less. Medication can effectively reduce levels of HIV to an undetectable level. That means an HIV+ person can live a longer, healthier life and that ability to transmit the virus to another person is greatly lessened. This, in turn, means a reduction in new cases of HIV infection in our community.

Miami-Dade County Government launched branded condoms, which are available free of charge through the Florida Department of Health, our partners in the Getting 2 Zero awareness campaign. The goal of the campaign is to get to zero new HIV/AIDS cases, zero AIDS related deaths, zero stigma, and zero discrimination.

On June, 27, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade and eleven Walgreens locations will be conducting free and confidential HIV testing in the following locations:

• Florida Department of Health, 2515 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33135, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Walgreens, 1695 NW 20th Street, Miami, 33142 - Testing Partner: FL Department of Health in Miami-Dade
• Walgreens, 7910 NW 27th Avenue, Miami, 33147 - Testing Partner: Empower-U
• Walgreens, 750 NW 119th Street, Miami, 33168 - Testing Partner: Care Resource
• Walgreens, 9020 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Shores, 33138 - Testing Partner: Project Access Foundation
• Walgreens, 12295 N. Biscayne Blvd., North Miami, 33161 - Testing Partner: Miami Beach Community Health Center
• Walgreens, 18300 NW 37th Avenue, Miami Gardens, 33056 - Testing Partner: Jessie Trice Community Health System
• Walgreens, 6200 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, 33150 - Testing Partner: CAN Community Health
• Walgreens, 5701 NW 183rd Street, Hialeah, 33015 - Testing Partner: CAN Community Health
• Walgreens, 161 NE 54th Street, Miami, 33137 - Testing Partner: Borinquen Medical Center 
• Walgreens, 3103 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, 33137 - Testing Partner: The Village / Westcare
• Walgreens, 11920 NW 27th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33167 - Testing Partner: Empower-U

For more information, please visit the testmiami website or contact Griselle Marino at 305-375-1585 from the Office of Community Advocacy.

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