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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATLANTA – A new HIV testing and counseling service developed by Emory University researchers at the Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) and supported by the MAC AIDS Fund is currently recruiting participants in Atlanta and Chicago.
The free program, “Testing Together,” targets 200 male couples in each city over the next year and is funded by the MAC AIDS Fund, the philanthropic arm of MAC Cosmetics that supports men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS globally. The couples will test for HIV together and receive their results at the same time with a counselor present to discuss the results. (See http://www.testingtogether.org).
“We know from our recent research that by testing together and getting results together couples can start an ongoing healthy conversation about HIV and talk openly about building a plan to address sexual health issues in their relationship,” says project director Patrick Sullivan, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology at Emory’s RSPH.
“This is especially important since studies show the only group where rates of new HIV infection are rising in the U.S. is among men having sex with men,” adds Sullivan.
Testing Together:
http://www.testingtogether.org
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