HIV TESTING ON THE RISE IN THE BRONX

Health Department Announces 28% Increase in HIV Testing Since Launch of "The Bronx Knows" Initiative One Year Ago

HIV testing initiative is more than half way to meeting its three-year goal of helping 250,000 Bronx residents learn their status

On June 24, the Health Department and community partners will gather at the New York Botanical Garden to celebrate the anniversary of "The Bronx Knows," a boroughwide HIV testing initiative launched one year ago. Participating clinics, hospitals and community organizations have improved HIV testing by approximately 28% since the initiative began, and have provided voluntary tests to nearly 160,000 Bronx residents in the past year, including many of the 250,000 who have never been tested before. The event honors the agencies and community partners that have worked together to reach this benchmark.

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