{"id":93148,"date":"2019-06-25T18:19:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T22:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=93148"},"modified":"2019-06-25T18:19:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T22:19:49","slug":"the-allentown-health-bureau-offering-free-hiv-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=93148","title":{"rendered":"THE ALLENTOWN HEALTH BUREAU OFFERING FREE HIV TESTING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-3329126436108548243font8\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day.<u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The Allentown Health Bureau will be offering free, confidential HIV testing at its Alliance Hall Office at 245 N 6<sup>th<\/sup> Street on Thursday from 9:00am to 11:00am.<u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>According to the latest statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, an estimated 36,000 Pennsylvanians are currently living with HIV.\u00a0 <u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, less than 1,000 new diagnoses were reported in the commonwealth.\u00a0 <u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Lehigh County has seen 143 diagnosed cases from 2014 through 2017.<u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Although a person can be infected at any age, the majority of any new diagnoses occur in persons who are between the ages of 20 and 49 years. <u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please call the Health Bureau at 610-437-7760.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMike Moore<br \/>\nCommunications Manager<br \/>\nMayor&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n435 Hamilton Street<br \/>\nAllentown, PA 18101<br \/>\nMike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; 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