Tallahassee Provides free HIV testing
for residents in Leon and Gadsen County
Tallahassee, Fla. ---There will be a World Aids Day
Celebration, put on by the Life Sciences of Washington Incorporated. The reason
for this event is to bring awareness about Aids and HIV and how to prevent it
and how to get tested for it.
The event is geared towards Latino and Black Americans
because those are the two groups in which the diseases has affected the most,
but the event is open to everyone.
“Usually when it comes down to that special moment, people
don’t want to ruin it, which most times leads people to have unprotected sex,”
says Wallace Ward, 31, the Chief of operations for life sciences incorporated.
With Florida being
ranked third in the nation of people living with aids, according to the Department
of Health, Ward feels that people have gotten too comfortable in thinking that
Aid and HIV are not that serious.
He is eager to promote HIV testing, Condom use, and bring
awareness for the severity of HIV and aids.
“This year we are focusing our efforts on the youth. We have
hosted several education forums at AMI Kids because it is evident that in order
to make our efforts most effective we must start young. These preventative
measure will one day result in an AIDS free population” Shae Dent, 24, Public
Relations Coordinator for Life Sciences of Washington, Inc.
According to caresesource.org there are 33.3 million people
living with HIV and AIDS.
The goal of Life Sciences of Washington is to educate the
people of Leon and Gadsden County so that they too did not become a part of
that statistic.
There will be a candle light vigil ceremony to honor and
remember those who have died because of this disease. There will also be food
and drinks they will even have on the spot HIV testing at the event.
This event starts at 5:00pm December 1. For more information
please visit lsow.org.
Click the link below to here my Radio on the scene report of the update of this story
I'm Back here in the Life Sciences of Wahington building for an update on the Worlds Aids Day event that took place on December 1st.
Wallace Ward Coordinator of the event says the event was a success, and everyone that came out were very attentive to the information given.
There was a little over 50 people at the event, that came out to learn more about HIV and AIDS prevention, and also to attend the candle light vigil honoring those who have pasted from the disease.
There were also a number a people who were tested to HIV right there at the event. although the results of the test do not come back for weeks later, it is important to know your status; not only for you, but for the safety of others as well. Reporting for the Big Bend Bureau, I'm Destiny Tyler
Sign in front of the building at the Life Science of Washington INC. building.
A picture HIV test kit that they use to give out free testing for the people in the community
The objective of the organization
Here's another interesting video of my interview with Wallace Ward
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