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Board of Supervisors Proclamation - AIDS Awareness Day in Fairfax County

World AIDS Day brings people throughout the Fairfax community, and worldwide, together in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate people who have died. Read the Timeline of AIDS chronicling the last 30 years of AIDS epidemic on AIDS.gov.

Break the Silence: HIV/AIDS in the African American community. Watch Video

HIV Testing

Knowing your HIV status is one of the most critical steps you can take in preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS.

Free HIV testing is available through the Fairfax County Health Department clinics during clinic hours.
Free HIV testing is also available during STD clinics. View the STD clinic schedule.
Anonymous HIV testing is available at the Joseph Willard Health Center the first and third Wednesday of each month, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Find a testing location outside of Fairfax County, or call the Virginia Department of Health Disease Prevention Hotline at 1-800-533-4148.

Fairfax County Health Department HIV/AIDS Program

Health Department programs and services help to prevent the spread of the HIV virus in the community by identifying illness, providing linkage to treatment, and taking actions to prevent the spread of disease. The Health Department provides:

Free HIV testing (including anonymous option) and HIV prevention counseling
Coordination of HIV/AIDS treatment
Coordination of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) which provides medications for HIV positive people
HIV prevention information/educational throughout the community

Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Get the Facts

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This is the virus that can cause AIDS if left untreated
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is a condition in which the body's immune system is so badly damaged by HIV that it is left vulnerable to infection and certain types of cancers.