Walgreens and KFF’s Greater Than Campaign to Offer Free HIV/STD Testing in Stores on June 27
More than 415 local health departments and community organizations mobilize across the country for largest-ever National HIV Testing Day event
Walgreens and Greater Than HIV/STDs, a public information campaign of KFF, are joining with health departments and community organizations to provide free rapid HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C testing at more than 575 Walgreens stores on June 27 for the nation’s largest National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) event.
With more than 415 local testing partners in nearly all states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, this year’s activation marks a record level of participation in the partnership’s 15-year history. Since 2011, KFF’s Greater Than HIV and Walgreens National HIV Community Partnership has provided more than 93,000 free HIV/STD tests through the in-store NHTD program.
HIV and STD testing will be available on-site in a private area of the store or mobile unit administered by trained counselors with results available in 20 minutes or less. Information about the latest in prevention, including PrEP and doxy PEP, and advances in treatment will also be available.
More than 22,000 rapid HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C tests have been donated to support this year‘s activation by leading manufacturers, including Diagnostics Direct, NOWDiagnostics, OraSure Technologies, Chembio Diagnostics, and bioLytical Laboratories.
Click here for a list of participating Walgreens stores and testing hours. Appointments are not required.
To get out the word about the importance of HIV/STD testing throughout June, Mesmerize, a national advertising network, is donating time on 1,200 screens in 750 clinics and community organizations for Greater Than videos.
Also supporting the activation through recruitment and outreach are the top organizations representing state and local public health leaders: the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), and the Big Cities Health Coalition.