NEWS RELEASE
June 24, 1999

Department of Community Health Announces HIV Test Day

Michigan Department of Community Health Director, James K. Haveman, Jr., today announced that local health departments and community groups throughout the state will participate in National HIV Testing Day activities this Friday, June 25, 1999. Free HIV antibody testing will be offered throughout Mid-Michigan on Friday. National HIV Testing Day takes place on Sunday, June 27, however, many groups are holding testing day activities on Friday.

Free Testing in Ingham, Eaton, Barry and Livingston Counties

Gateway Community Services will offer testing on Friday:

10:00 am-4:00 pm
910 Abbot Road, Suite 100, East Lansing

Lansing Area AIDS Network (LAAN) will offer testing at four locations on Friday:

9:00 am-12:00 pm and 4:00 pm-7:00 pm LAAN Main Office 4660 S. Hagadorn, East Lansing	8:00 am-12:00 pm Cristo Rey Community Center 1717 High Street, Lansing
9:00 am-12:00 pm Southland Counseling Center 812 E. Jolly Road, Lansing	1:00 pm-4:00 pm LAAN Satellite Office 509 E. Grand River, Lansing

The Barry-Eaton District Health Department will offer testing at two locations on Friday:

8:30 am-12:00 pm 528 Beech, Charlotte

1:00 pm-4:00 pm 110 W. Center, Hastings

The Livingston County Health Department will offer testing on Friday:

8:00 am-3:00pm
2300 E. Grand River, Howell

Free Testing in Northern Michigan

The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department will offer testing at two locations on Friday.

8:30 am-11:30 am and 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Benzie Community Resource Building 6051 Frankfurt Highway, Benzonia

8:30 am-11:30 am and 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Leelanau Resource Center 7401 E. Duck Lake Road, Lake Leelanau

The Tribal Health Center will offer testing.

2864 Ashmun Street
Sault Ste. Marie
Please call (906) 632-5265 to schedule an appointment

The Western Upper Peninsula District Health Department will offer testing at three locations. Please call to schedule an appointment.

540 Depot Street Hancock 906-482-7382

303 Baraga Avenue L’Anse 906-524-6142

210 N. Moore St. Bessemer 906-667-0200

District Health Department #10 will offer testing at in all ten health department county locations. Please call to schedule an appointment.

Mecosta (616)592-0130        Newaygo (616) 689-7300         Crawford (517) 348-7800
Lake (616) 745-4663        Manistee (616) 723-3595         Kalkaska (616) 258-8669
Wexford (616) 775-9942        Mason (616) 845-7381         Oceana (616) 873-2193
Missaukee (616) 839-7167

Free Testing in SouthEast Michigan

The Pontiac Urban League will offer testing at three locations on Friday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm 295 W. Huron Pontiac

10:00 am-2:00 pm 50th District Courthouse N. Saginaw St. at Huron St.

2:30 am-4:30 pm Gabby’s E. Wilson and S. Paddock St.

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan will be testing at two locations Friday:

10:00 am-3:00 pm Detroit Health Care for Homeless 10 Peterboro, 6th floor, Detroit

10:00 am-3:00 pm Detroit Veterans Center 2770 Park Avenue, Detroit

Men of Color will offer testing at their office on Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27.

12:00 pm-4:00 pm
1150 Griswold, Suite 2900 A, Detroit

Community Health Awareness Group will offer testing at three locations on Friday:

8:00 am-8:00 pm Community Health Awareness Group 3028 E. Grand Blvd. Detroit

12:00 pm-3:00 pm Belle Isle Park Off Jefferson Detroit

12:00 pm-3:00 pm Palmer Park 7 Mile & Woodward Detroit

Macomb County Health Department will offer testing on Friday:

1:00 pm-4:00 pm
29600 Civic Center Blvd., Warren

AIDS Partnership Michigan will offer testing at three locations on Friday.

10:00 am-5:00 pm Affirmation Building 195 W. 9 Mile, Suite 211 Ferndale

10:00 am-4:30 pm H.E.L.P. Family Clinic Tride Stone Baptist Church 1550 Taylor, Detroit

10:00 am-4:30 pm Plaza Building, Suite 301 2751 E. Jefferson, Detroit

Testing will also be held Friday at the following locations:

1:00 pm-4:00 pm Oakwood/Inkster Teen Center 29193 Beech, Inkster	9:00 am- 5:00 pm HIV/AIDS Resource Center 3075 Clark Road, Suite 203, Ypsilanti
8:00 am-1:00 pm Parkview Council Center 15135 Hamilton, Highland Park	9:00 am-11:30 am and 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Detroit Health Department Herman Keifer Building, Room 133 A, Detroit
7:00 am-3:30 pm Pontiac Teen Health Center 300 W. Huron, Pontiac	8:30 am-7:00 pm Detroit Medical Center - Wayne State University 4201 St. Antoine, 7B, Detroit
9:00 am-5:00 pm New Health Agency 27459 5 Mile Road, Livonia Please call (734) 522-5801 to schedule an appointment

 

Free Testing in West Michigan

Saint Mary's McAuley Health Center in Grand Rapids will offer testing at five sites on Friday.

9:00 am-11:30 am and 1:00 pm-4:30 pm St. Mary's McAuley Health Center 245 Cherry St., SE, Suite 306, Grand Rapids	9:00 am-4:00 pm Clinica Santa Maria 730 Grandville, SW, Grand Rapids
8:30 am-12:30 pm and 3:00 pm-7:00 pm Downtown YMCA, Grand Rapids	3:00 pm -7:00 pm Gay and Lesbian Network, Grand Rapids
11:00 am-4:00 pm Brown-Clayton Center 1245 Madison, SE, Grand Rapids

Ionia County Health Department will offer testing on Friday.

8:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00 pm-4:30 pm
175 E. Adams St., Ionia

Muskegon County Health Department will offer testing on Friday.

9:00 am-4:00 pm
Muskegon Community College
Main Building, Room 204
221 S. Quarterline, Muskegon

Kalamazoo County Human Services Department will offer testing at two locations.

9:00 am-11:00 am and 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Nazareth Complex 3299 Gull Road, Kalamazoo

9:00 am-1:00 pm and 2:00 pm-5:00 pm Ministry with Community 440 N. Church Street, Kalamazoo

The Calhoun County Health Department will offer testing at three locations on Friday.

8:00 am-11:00 am and 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Calhoun County Health Department 191 College Street, Battle Creek	8:00 am-11:00 am and 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Marshall Health Department 122 High Street, Marshall
8:00 am-11:00 am and 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Albion Family Independence Agency Building 101 N. Albion Street, Albion

CARES of Kalamazoo will offer testing on Friday.
629 Pioneer, Kalamazoo