October 17, 2006
Nationwide Bus Tour Stops in Chester
County, PA: Get Tested for HIV at Lincoln University
LINCOLN
UNIVERSITY, PA. - Operation:
Get Tested Presentation will be held in the Multi-Purpose
Room of the Student Union Building at Lincoln University
on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Operation: Get
Tested provides youths with an opportunity to get tested free
of charge. Lincoln University students are encouraged
to get tested during this event.
Who’s Positive is a national
non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the transmission
of HIV among teens and young adults, a population with one
of the fastest growing infection rates, through increased
education and awareness.
According to the Center for Disease
Control, half of all new HIV infections in the United States
occur in people under the age of 25, and one-fourth in people
under the age of 21. Who’s
Positive strives to remind the public that HIV is a virus with
no cure. By sharing the stories of young people living
with HIV, Who’s Positive wants to eliminate the stigma
associated with the disease by relating their experiences of
HIV youths to their peers.
Six HIV-positive youths (ages 18-26)
will be on the 48-day, nationwide bus tour traveling from
New York to California to humanize HIV. The tour bus will stop at 35 high schools
and colleges. It will end on World AIDS Day on December
1.
The 45-ft. Who’s Positive tour bus and speakers will
be available for photos. Additionally, spokespeople touring
for Who’s Positive also will be available for interviews.
For additional information, please email Michaile Rainey at mrainey@lincoln.edu,
or contact her at (610) 932-1332.
Founded in 1854, Lincoln
University is a premier, Historically Black University that
combines the best elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based
undergraduate core curriculum and selected graduate programs
to meet the needs of students living in a highly technological
and global society. The university
is nationally recognized as a major producer of African Americans
with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences. For
more information on the open house, please contact the Office
of Admissions at (484) 365-8000 or (800) 790-0191. For
information on Lincoln University, please visit our website
at www.lincoln.edu.
