January 30, 2019 THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RECOGNIZES NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY Contact: Communications Office 786-336-1276 Miami, FL – February 7, 2019 commemorates National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a National HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative. NBHAAD was founded in 1999 as a national response to the growing HIV and AIDS epidemic in African American communities. The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County will be hosting the following events: Date: Friday, February 1, 2019 Event Activities: “Street Reach, Health Reach”: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: Walgreens: 6200 NW 7 th Avenue, Miami FL 33150 Time: 2:00PM to 6:00PM Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: 10151 NW 19th Ave, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 2:00PM to 6:00PM Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019 Event Activities: Take the Train…Take the Test! Free HIV testing at multiple Metrorail stations: Government Center Metrorail Station: 111 NW 1st Street, Miami, FL 33128 Culmer Metrorail Station: 701 NW 11 th Street, Miami, FL 33136 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Metrorail Station: 6205 NW 27 th Avenue, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 1:00PM to 6:00PM Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019 Event Activities: Community Resource Fair featuring free HIV/STD testing and other screenings, Small Business Bazaar of black businesses, and Poppin the Lock – a Hip Hop Cypher with live performances Address: 675 Ali Baba Avenue, Opa-locka, FL 33054 Time: 11:00AM to 5:00PM
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January 30, 2019
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RECOGNIZES NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY
Contact: Communications Office 786-336-1276
Miami, FL – February 7, 2019 commemorates National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a National HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative. NBHAAD was founded in 1999 as a national response to the growing HIV and AIDS epidemic in African American communities.
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County will be hosting the following events:
Date: Friday, February 1, 2019 Event Activities: “Street Reach, Health Reach”: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: Walgreens: 6200 NW 7th Avenue, Miami FL 33150 Time: 2:00PM to 6:00PM Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: 10151 NW 19th Ave, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 2:00PM to 6:00PM Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019 Event Activities: Take the Train…Take the Test! Free HIV testing at multiple Metrorail stations: Government Center Metrorail Station: 111 NW 1st Street, Miami, FL 33128 Culmer Metrorail Station: 701 NW 11th Street, Miami, FL 33136 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Metrorail Station: 6205 NW 27th Avenue, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 1:00PM to 6:00PM Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019 Event Activities: Community Resource Fair featuring free HIV/STD testing and other screenings, Small Business Bazaar of black businesses, and Poppin the Lock – a Hip Hop Cypher with live performances Address: 675 Ali Baba Avenue, Opa-locka, FL 33054 Time: 11:00AM to 5:00PM
Key Steps to Reducing HIV and AIDS in Black Populations
• Raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and related risks • Encourage individuals to be tested for HIV. • Encourage those living with HIV/AIDS to get into treatment and care to stay healthy. • Increase youth involvement • Reduce barriers to HIV testing, prevention and care by reducing HIV/AIDS stigma. • Disseminate information on the health benefits of condoms, PrEP, and other risk
reduction measures.
Working together, we can move towards Getting to Zero with no new HIV infections For more information, please call 305-643-7420. To learn where to get tested please visit www.testmiami.org or www.knowyourhivstatus.com Data sources: http://www.nhaad.org and http://www.floridahealth.gov
About the Florida Department of Health
The department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @HealthyFla. For more information about the Florida Department of Health please visit www.FloridaHealth.gov.
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Calendar of Events 2019
GET EDUCATED • GET TESTED • GET INVOLVED • GET TREATED I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper. FIGHT HIV/AIDS!
Date: Friday, February 1, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: Walgreens: 6200 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33150 Time: 2:00PM to 6:00PM Contact: Praveena Saxena, [email protected]
Date: Friday, February 1, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV and HEP C Testing, Wellness Check and Condoms will be available Address: Flea Market USA: 3015 NW 79th Street, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 11:00AM to 6:00PM Contact: Joann Honore, 305-576-1234 ext. 237 or [email protected]
Date: Saturday, February 2, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV and HEP C Testing, Wellness Check and Condoms will be available Address: Flea Market USA: 3015 NW 79th Street, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 11:00AM to 6:00PM Contact: Joann Honore, 305-576-1234 ext. 237 or [email protected]
Date: Monday, February 4, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV and HEP C Testing, Wellness Check and Condoms will be available Address: Arcola Lakes Library: 8240 NW 7th Ave Miami, FL 33150 Time: 11:00AM to 6:00PM Contact: Joann Honore, 305-576-1234 ext. 237 or [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: 10151 NW 19th Ave, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 2:00PM to 6:00PM Contact: Randy Aguiar, [email protected]
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019Event Activities: Free HIV and HEP C Testing, Wellness Check and Condoms will be available Address: North Miami Library: 835 Northeast 132 Street, Miami, FL 33161 Time: 12:00PM to 6:00PM Contact: Joann Honore, 305-576-1234 ext. 237 or [email protected]
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019Event: Take the Train...Take the Test! Free HIV testing at multiple Metrorail stations: Government Center Metrorail station: 111 NW 1st Street, Miami, FL 33128 Culmer Metrorail station: 701 NW 11th Street, Miami, FL 33136Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Metrorail station: 6205 NW 27th Avenue, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 1:00PM to 6:00PM Contact: Praveena Saxena, [email protected]
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019Event Activities: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”: Empower U will host a frank and reflective conversation on the progress of HIV in Black communities, looking back to the crisis and forward to the future. Guests can anticipate a lively, compassionate, knowledgeable panel and light refreshments Address: Empower U Community Health Center: 7900 NW 27th Ave, Suite D-205 Miami, FL 33147 Time: 6:00PM to 9:00PM Contact: Camille Lewis, 786-318-2337, ext. 207, [email protected] or [email protected]
Date: Friday, February 8, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV and HEP C Testing, Wellness Check and Condoms will be available Address: North Dade Regional Library: 2455 NW 183rd Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33056 Time: 11:00AM to 5:00PM Contact: Joann Honore, 305-576-1234 ext. 237 or [email protected]
Date: Friday, February 8, 2019 Event Activities: Empower U’s TransIlluminati and MPowerment Project celebrates National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with a Game Night featuring primary care services in their Mobile Medical Unit Address: Empower U Community Health Center: 7900 NW 27th Ave, Suite D-205 Miami, FL 33147 Time: 6:00PM to 9:00PM Contact: Camille Lewis, [email protected] or LMcMullen@empower-u- miami.org
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Calendar of Events 2019
GET EDUCATED • GET TESTED • GET INVOLVED • GET TREATED I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper. FIGHT HIV/AIDS!
Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019 Event Activities: Community Resource Fair featuring free HIV/STD testing and other screenings, Small Business Bazaar of black businesses, and Poppin the Lock – a Hip Hop Cypher with live performances Address: 675 Ali Baba Avenue, Opa-locka, FL 33054 Time: 11:00AM to 5:00PM Contact: Praveena Saxena, [email protected]
Date: Monday, February 11, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: Miami-Dade College-Homestead Campus: 500 College Terrace, Homestead, FL 33030 Time: 9:00AM to 2:00PM Contact: Randy Aguiar, [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD, Hepatitis C, HPV, Colorectal and Cervical screenings, PrEP and Health education Address: Outside of WIC offices: 753 West Palm Avenue, Florida City, FL 33034 Time: 8:00AM to 12:00PM Contact: Gerard Berrouet, 305-773-0731 or [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: Miami-Dade College-North Campus: 11380 NW 27 Avenue, Miami, FL 33167 Time: 11:00AM to 4:00PM Contact: Randy Aguiar, [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD, Hepatitis C, HPV, Colorectal and Cervical screenings, PrEP and Health education Address: Gaythering Hotel: 1409 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139Time: 4:00PM to 8:00PM Contact: Gerard Berrouet, 305-773-0731 or [email protected]
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2019Event Activities: Free HIV and HEP C Testing, Wellness Check and Condoms will be available Address: Overtown: 1490 NW 3rd Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 Time: 11:00AM to 5:00PM Contact: Joann Honore, 305-576-1234 ext. 237 or [email protected]
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2019Event Activities: Free HIV/STD, Hepatitis C, HPV, Colorectal and Cervical screenings, PrEP and Health education. Address: Little Haiti Soccer Park: 6301 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33138 Time: 4:00PM to 8:00PM Contact: Gerard Berrouet, 305-773-0731 or [email protected]
Date: Friday, February 15, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol & Glucose Address: 350 NE 141 Street, Miami, FL 33161 Time: 2:00PM to 4:00PM Contact: Diada Sonceau, 786-306-8550 or [email protected]
Date: Saturday, February 16, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV and HEP C Testing, Wellness Check and Condoms will be available Address: Flea Market USA: 3015 NW 79th Street, Miami, FL 33147Time: 11:00AM to 6:00PM Contact: Joann Honore, 305-576-1234 ext. 237 or [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C screenings Address: 10151 NW 19th Ave, Miami, FL 33147 Time: 2:00PM to 6:00PM Contact: Randy Aguiar, [email protected] Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV/STD and Hepatitis C testing and other screenings: Community Resource Fair Address:Government Center: 111 NW 1st Street, Miami, FL 33128Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM Contact: Erika Coello, [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Event Activities: Free HIV and HEP C Testing, Wellness Check and Condoms will be available Address: Care Resource in Midtown: 3801 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33137 Time: 8:30AM to 6:30PM Contact: Joann Honore, 305-576-1234 ext. 237 or [email protected]
