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For Immediate Release
 June 14, 2006    

WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC TO OBSERVE
NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY JUNE 27

WASHINGTON – Whitman-Walker Clinic will mark the 12th annual National HIV Testing Day June 27 with free HIV testing in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland.

“National HIV Testing Day is an opportunity to remind the Washington, D.C., area community that HIV/AIDS is still a threat and that everyone is at risk,” said Donald Blanchon, chief executive officer of Whitman-Walker Clinic. “There are thousands of people in our area who are living with HIV/AIDS and up to one-third of them do not know it. It is vital to your health and to the health of your loved ones that you get tested, know your HIV status and take steps to protect yourself.”

Whitman-Walker Clinic uses the OraQuick rapid oral test, which delivers results in 20 minutes.

Whitman-Walker will offer HIV testing as follows:

  • Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center
    1701 14th St., N.W.
    9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.
    For more information about testing at Elizabeth Taylor, call 202-483-TEST
  • Max Robinson Center
    2303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E.
    11 a.m.- 8 p.m.
    For more information about testing at Max Robinson, call 202-483-TEST
  • Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia
    5232 Lee Highway, Arlington, Va.
    10 a.m.-6 p.m.
    For more information on testing at WWC-NOVA, call 703-531-4900.
  • Suburban Maryland AIDS Reduction Team (SMART)
    Holy Redeemer Metropolitan Community Church
    4907 Niagara Rd., Ste. 102, College Park, Md.
    10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
  • Mobile Testing Units
    Whitman-Walker’s “Healthy Livin’” mobile testing van will be at Robinson Place and Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., S.E.
    9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
    The Clinic’s “Salvando Vidas” unit will be at Columbia Rd. and 18th St., N.W.
    12 - 8 p.m.
Established in 1973, Whitman-Walker Clinic is a non-profit, community-based provider of health care and social services in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Through three sites, in the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia, the Clinic offers primary medical and dental care; mental health and addictions counseling and treatment; HIV education, prevention, and testing; legal services; case management; and a food bank. Whitman-Walker Clinic is committed to meeting the life needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community and people living with HIV/AIDS.
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