Today is National HIV Testing Day

Today is National HIV Testing Day. Residents are encouraged to get tested and attend events to learn more about HIV/AIDS.

Today's events include free testing and education from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton, sponsored by New Jersey Human Development Corporation, Henry J. Austin Health Center and the New Jersey Women and AIDS Network.

“Since the discovery of HIV 30 years ago, great strides have been made in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, said New Jersey’s Acting Health and Senior Services Commissioner Dr. Tina Tan. “However, every day, people are still getting infected. One of the best ways to take control of your health is getting an HIV test to learn your status.”

By 2011, New Jersey had a reported 35,688 residents currently living with HIV or AIDS.

Only 14 percent of New Jersey’s population is African-American, yet African-Americans make up 54 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS in New Jersey. Latinos make up 15 percent of the New Jersey population, but comprise 23 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS. Overall, minorities account for 78 percent of all persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Nationally, New Jersey has one of the highest percentages of women with the disease.  Injection drug use and sexual contact remain the major sources of exposure to HIV, but the percentage of cases linked to sexual contact is rising while the proportion of cases traced to injection drug use is declining.

For more information on HIV/AIDS, visit the Division of HIV, STD and TB Services website at www.nj.gov/health/aids.  You can reach the HIV/AIDS hotline at 1-800-624-2377.

Year round testing is also available at the following local locations:

  1.

HiTOPS Health Interested Teens Own Program on Sexuality   (details)
21 Wiggins St
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609-683-5155
Clinic
Adolescent males and females ages 13-26.

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Chlamydia Testing
• Conventional HIV Blood Testing
• Gonorrhea Testing
• Herpes Testing
• HPV Vaccine
• STD Testing
• Syphilis Testing

  2.

St Francis Medical Center   (details)
601 Hamilton Ave 3A
Trenton, New Jersey 08629
609-599-5560
Clinic

• Conventional HIV Blood Testing

  3.

Henry J Austin Health Center Incorporated  (details)
72 Ewing St
Trenton, New Jersey 08609
609-396-9600
Clinic

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Chlamydia Testing
• Conventional HIV Blood Testing
• Gonorrhea Testing
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• HPV Vaccine
• Rapid HIV Oral Testing
• STD Testing

  4.

Hamilton Township Division of Health   (details)
2100 Greenwood Ave
Hamilton, New Jersey 08650
609-890-3647
Public Health Department/Social Services Department
Must bring proof of addrress must live in certain counties.

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Chlamydia Testing
• Conventional HIV Blood Testing
• Gonorrhea Testing
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• Herpes Testing
• STD Testing
• Syphilis Testing

  5.

Henry J Austin Health Center Incorporated  (details)
321 N Warren St
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609-278-5900
Clinic

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Conventional HIV Blood Testing
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• HPV Vaccine
• Rapid HIV Blood Testing

  6.

Mercer Area Early Intervention Services   (details)
413 Hillcrest Ave
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609-538-0025
800-758-0214
Clinic

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Conventional HIV Oral Testing
• Rapid HIV Oral Testing
• Syphilis Testing

  7.

City of Trenton Department of Health and Human Services   (details)
218 N Broad St
Trenton, New Jersey 08608
609-989-3242
Clinic
All services (except STD) are for uninsured residents of Trenton.

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Chlamydia Testing
• Conventional HIV Blood Testing
• Gonorrhea Testing
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• Herpes Testing
• HPV Vaccine
• STD Testing
• Syphilis Testing

  8.

Planned Parenthood Association of the Mercer Area   (details)
437 E State St
Trenton, New Jersey 08608
609-599-4881
800-230-7526
Clinic

• Chlamydia Testing
• Gonorrhea Testing
• Herpes Testing
• Rapid HIV Blood Testing
• STD Testing
• Syphilis Testing

  11.

Eric B Chandler Health Center   (details)
277 George St
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
732-235-6767
Clinic
General Public.

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Rapid HIV Blood Testing

  12.

Middlesex County Public Health Department  (details)
596 Jersey Ave Ste B
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
732-565-3788
Clinic
Middlesex county residents ages 13 and up.

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Chlamydia Testing
• Gonorrhea Testing
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• HPV Vaccine
• Rapid HIV Blood Testing
• STD Testing
• Syphilis Testing

  13.

Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey  (details)
10 B Industrial Dr
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
732-246-2411
800-230-7526
Clinic
Fees for services are based on your household income. You will not be turned away because of your inability to pay.

• Chlamydia Testing
• Gonorrhea Testing
• Herpes Testing
• Rapid HIV Blood Testing
• STD Testing
• Syphilis Testing

  14.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School   (details)
1 RWJ Place
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
732-235-6142
Clinic
HIV testing open to general public.

• FREE HIV TESTING
• Conventional HIV Blood Testing
• Conventional HIV Oral Testing
• Rapid HIV Blood Testing
• Rapid HIV Oral Testing