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EVENTS
PRESS RELEASE
Plainfield
Health Center to Host National HIV Testing Day
New OraQuick Test Results Available in 20 Minutes
For Immediate
Release: Thursday, June 23, 2005-PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY- The Plainfield
Health Center (PHC), one of twenty Federally Qualified Health Centers
in New Jersey, dedicated to providing cost effective primary health care
services for the residents of Plainfield, Elizabeth and surrounding communities,
will hold its annual National HIV Testing Day Health Fair on Monday, June
27th, from 11:00AM to 4:00PM. The fair will be held at the main campus
in Plainfield, 1700 Myrtle Avenue, between Rock and Myrtle.
This year, PHC will be offering the latest in HIV testing, with the new OraQuick test, for which it has recently received license. With the new OraQuick test, patients learn their HIV status in approximately 20 minutes. Previously, patients were given oral tests and waited two weeks for results. OraQuick, the first and only rapid HIV test to be approved in the United States by the FDA, is a product of OraSure Technologies, Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The fair will feature music, refreshments, and surprise giveaways. For more information about HIV counseling and testing, the OraQuick HIV test, or to make an appointment, please call 908.753.6401, extension 138.
About The Plainfield Health Center
The Plainfield Health Center, incorporated as the Plainfield Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, was born in 1969 under the auspices of the 1960's Model Cities Neighborhood Program. Led by a dedicated group of community activists, the Center was initially created to provide accessible health care to the residents of the West End of Plainfield.
Since then, the Center has grown, added more services, increased the number of specialties of professional health staff, and expanded its reach to the entire City of Plainfield and neighboring communities, and to the City of Elizabeth. Today, the Plainfield Health Center serves more than 22,000 patients annually. Its total care program provides adult medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, adolescent medicine, school based services, dentistry and ancillary support services.
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copyright © PHC 2005