National HIV Testing Day is June 27

“Know Your Status” and Get Tested for HIV

Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County encourages people to get tested and “Know Their Status” on National HIV Testing Day. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) if not treated.

Public Health is hosting a free HIV testing day on Monday, June 27 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Dr. Charles R. Drew Health Center located at 1323 W. Third St. in Dayton. Those who are tested will be entered into a drawing to receive a $50 Kroger Gift Card.

HIV continues to be a problem and has an unequal impact on certain groups, especially racial and ethnic minorities, and men who have sex with men. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1.2 million people in the United States have HIV, and about 13% do not know they have it and should be tested.

In 2020, the state of Ohio had 897 new cases of HIV and 56 were from Region 9 which includes, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Preble counties and 35 of those cases were from Montgomery County alone. The CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care.

If you can answer yes to one of these, consider getting an HIV test:

• Are you a man who has had sex with another man?
• Have you had vaginal or anal sex with a partner who has HIV?
• Have you had more than one sex partner since your last HIV test?
• Have you injected drugs and shared needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment (for example, cookers) with others?
• Have you exchanged sex for drugs or money?
• Have you been diagnosed with or treated for another sexually transmitted disease?
• Have you been diagnosed with or treated for hepatitis or tuberculosis (TB)?

Montgomery County Health Commissioner, Jennifer Wentzel states, “The only way to know for sure whether you have HIV is to get tested. Knowing your HIV status helps you make healthy decisions to prevent getting or transmitting HIV and opens the door to prevention or treatment services that enable individuals to live a long and healthy life.”

Join Region 9 for these special testing events listed below:

HIV Testing 

Monday, June 27 

10:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Southern Village

1209-3 Sunset Avenue Springfield OH, 45503 

Sponsored by: Clark County Health District 

Testing & Education 

Monday, June 27 

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Special presentation at 3:00 pm 

Greene County Public Health 

360 Wilson Drive Xenia, OH 45385 

Free Swag Bag & Chance to Win a $25 Gift Card 

Monday, June 30 

9:00 am – 4:00 pm 

Equitas Health Medical Center (In the Wright Health Building) 

1222 South Patterson Blvd. Dayton, OH 45402 

Get a Chance to Win $50 Kroger Gift Card 

Monday June 27 

10:00 am – 3:00 pm 

Dr. Charles R. Drew Health Center (Parking lot) 

1323 W. Third Street Dayton, OH 45402 

Sponsored by: Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery

For more information, call 937.496.7133 

Region 9 has multiple sites for HIV testing. However, as our country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the HIV/AIDS Prevention Committee of Region 9 is working to ensure the health and safety of the communities served, while protecting frontline staff. Therefore, HIV testing sites may have decreased hours, so please call your local health department to find out specific times of operation.

FREE AT-HOME TESTS: OHIV.org
For more testing sites near you, call 800-CDC-INFO (232-4636), visit http://hivtest.cdc.gov, or, on your cell phone, text your ZIP code to KNOW IT (566948) or call 937.496.7133.