The Department of Health STD/HIV/TB Program will hold a series of events beginning Wednesday, June 23, to commemorate National HIV Testing Day, according to a press release from the V.I. Department of Health.
National HIV Testing Day is celebrated June 27 annually, but the STD/HIV/TB Program will hold free testing through July 3 to encourage residents to take the test. This year’s theme is “Take the Test, Take Control.”
“While June 27 is observed annually as National HIV testing day, every day is HIV testing day,” Health Commissioner Julia Sheen said. “We encourage residents to live up to this year’s theme, and take the test and take control of their lives.”
Residents can know their status within minutes of taking the Rapid HIV Test that will be administered, according to Sheen.
Free testing will be held through July 3 at various times at these locations:
National HIV Testing Day Activities
Date of Event St. Thomas St. Croix St. John Time
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Wednesday, June 23
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STT Seaborne Terminal
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STX Seaborne Terminal
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N/A
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9a.m.–3 p.m.
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Thursday, June 24
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The Market Place – Cruz Bay
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9a.m.–3 p.m.
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Friday, June 25
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Club 75
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Players Club Central
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T.B.A.
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Saturday June 26
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Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church
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Central Seventh-day Adventist Church @ Sion Farm Ball Park
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6p.m.–:9p.m.
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Monday, June 28
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Clinic HIV only Screening
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Clinic HIV only screening
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9a.m.–3 p.m
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Saturday, July 3
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N/A
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Seventh-day Adventist Church Health Fair
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9a.m.–3 p.m
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