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HIV/AIDS awareness:

Posted February 28, 2013 4:50 pm

Daily Herald report

In observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center will participate in the nationwide movement “Share Knowledge. Take Action” to raise awareness of the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS among women and girls. The public is invited to a free event on Monday, March 11, in the lobby of the Belvidere Medical Building, 2400 Belvidere Road in Waukegan, from noon to 4 p.m. Information, screening and education about transmission and prevention, and care and treatment of HIV will be provided. Information about viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections will also be available. For information on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, visit: www.womenshealth.gov/NWGHAAD/. Contact the health department at (847) 377-8450.

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