…bioLytical Laboratories will donate a free test to the foundation. It has committed to a minimum of 1,000 tests.
“We’re hopeful that the opportunity to help others while also helping themselves will be a strong motivator for Californians to get HIV tested as it was at our Health Day in Chicago and Northwest Indiana,” Alston said.
United for healthier communities, the initiative targets illnesses that disproportionately affect African-Americans and Hispanics and encourages them to be proactive about their health.
“We’ve come a long ways since we began in 2008,” Alston said. “We recognized then that one of the most urgent health needs was and still is the devastating spread of HIV/AIDS in communities of color.”
For more on the First Ladies Health Initiative and find out how to get your church involved, click here.
First Ladies Bring Health Back To The Church was originally published on blackdoctor.org
