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Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010
Contact: Lisa R. Faust (225) 342-7913 or (225) 252-3579 (cell)
Ken Pastorick (225) 342-1881 or (225) 588-4651 (cell)
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
DHH To Hold News Conference Wednesday Announcing HIV Screenings at the Bayou Classic
BATON ROUGE - Wednesday, at a news conference outside the Louisiana Superdome, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) will provide details about no-cost HIV testing that will be available for Bayou Classic fans at this weekend's game. DHH, OraSure Technologies, Inc., and the Kaiser Family Foundation's "Greater Than AIDS" movement are providing the screenings to fans in an effort to arm Louisiana's African-American community with valuable knowledge about HIV. African-Americans make up 32 percent of Louisiana's population, yet they represented 75 percent of new HIV diagnoses in the state in 2009.
| WHO: |
DeAnn Gruber, PhD, LCSW, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Office of Public Health HIV/AIDS Program
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| WHAT: |
DHH to announce no-cost health and HIV screenings at the Bayou Classic |
| WHEN: |
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 11 a.m. |
| WHERE: |
Louisiana Superdome
Outside Gate C
Sugar Bowl Drive
New Orleans, LA |
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals strives to protect and promote health statewide and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all state citizens. To learn more about DHH, visit http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov. For up-to-date health information, news and emergency updates, follow DHH's blog at www.myhealthla.org, Twitter at http://twitter.com/La_Health_Dept and search for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals on Facebook.
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