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Contact:  Deidre Verdun
Title: HIV Prevention Manager
Office Phone: 989-753-9011
Email:  [email protected]
For Immediate Release

SAGINAW COMMUNITY HIV/AIDS TASK FORCE OBSERVES NATIONAL WEEK OF PRAYER FOR THE HEALING OF AIDS.

SAGINAW, MICH., February 12, 2015:  We will mark the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS beginning Sunday, March 1, 2015.  Faith-based institutions in the community will join thousands of faith communities across the nation in observance of the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS in an effort to bring attention and awareness to the AIDS epidemic here in Saginaw County.

HIV and AIDS is our problem! Solutions to ending this health disparity will require a unified effort. With local spikes in mother to child transmission and disproportionate numbers of young African Americans receiving a new HIV diagnosis, we (You and I) cannot stand by and do nothing.  There are about 8,240 people fighting to survive an AIDS diagnosis here in Michigan and in the country HIV infection remains as one the leading causes of death among persons 25 to 44 years old, particularly among African Americans.

Take action by participating in a Prayer and worship service as part of the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS Wednesday, March 4, 2015. The Sponsoring Church is St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Pastor Judy Boli. The service will be from 7:00 pm – 8:00pm at 2720 Tuscola, Saginaw MI 48602. To close the week there will be Free Confidential HIV testing offered after the normal Sunday service on March 8th 2015.

In addition HIV Testing will be offered Free of charge Monday, March 2, – Friday March 6, 2015 at the Hearth Home located at 732 Hoyt. Testing will be from 9:00 am – 4:30pm daily and all persons 13 years of age and older are welcome to participate.

For more information Please Contact the Hearth Home 989-753-9011 or email [email protected]

Health Delivery, Inc. is one of the largest community health centers in the state. HDI is a non-profit FQHC operating in 22 different locations throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region providing health and dental care to everyone regardless of their insurance coverage. They are supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant #H80CS00689 titled - Health Center Cluster for $4,058,207 with 81% funded with nongovernmental sources.   This information or content and conclusions are those of HDI, and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.  We are an equal opportunity provider and employer.

HDI Locations are;  AHHS School-Based Program,  Bayside Health Center,  Bridgeport Community Health Center,  David R. Gamez Community Health Center,  HDI Ob/Gyn and Midwifery Services - Bay City,  Imlay City Community Health Center,  Janes Street Academic Community Health Center,  Roosevelt S. Ruffin Community Health Center,  SHS School-Based Program,  Shiawassee Community Health Center, The Hearth Home,  Wadsworth Dental Center, Thumb Area Community Health Center, and other integrated programs