LAWRENCE COUNTY—IU Health Positive Link will be providing free Syphilis, HIV, and Hepatitis C testing for anyone who is interested. No appointment is necessary. Testing takes 15-20 minutes, and you will receive your results before you leave. Come in and take advantage of this opportunity!
Positive Link operates a health clinic in Bloomington that specializes in HIV primary care, HCV treatment, and PrEP.
More than 6,800 Hoosiers are living with HIV, with approximately 500 new cases diagnosed each year.
Positive Link—a service of IU Health that offers free HIV prevention, testing, and services for those living with HIV—is working to turn those numbers around.
“Our mission is to work with our communities to end the HIV epidemic in Indiana,” says Jill Stowers, director of Positive Link, which operates throughout the state. “We provide services to any individual affected by the disease and to organizations that serve the populations most affected by HIV, including the LGBTQ+ community, the substance abuse community, communities of color, and those between the ages of 16 and 26.”
Among the services Positive Link offers are rapid result finger prick antibody testing (for HIV, as well as Hepatitis C and syphilis), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, mental health care, assistance navigating the healthcare system and paying medical bills, and so much more.
There are two dates scheduled for testing in Lawrence County in the next week:
- Thursday, September 5, from 2-4 p.m. at the Mitchell Public Library
- Wednesday, September 11, from 9-10 a.m. at the Men’s Warming Shelter of Bedford
