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Health expo in Atlanta to offer free HIV/AIDS testing, breast exams

A health expo in southwest Atlanta will offer free HIV/AIDS testing and breast exams this weekend.
A health expo in southwest Atlanta will offer free HIV/AIDS testing and breast exams this weekend.
By Raisa Habersham
Sept 19, 2019

A health expo in southwest Atlanta will offer free HIV/AIDS testing and breast exams this weekend.

The expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Mall West End on 850 Oak Street, according to a news release. Councilwoman Cleta Winslow will host the expo, which sits in her district.

“This is a great way for our community to come together and promote health and fitness,” Winslow said in a statement.

Residents can also get prostrate exams, cholesterol and blood pressure checks and sickle cell testing, according to the release. There will also be free dental, eye and hearing exams.

“I encourage people to come out, get their health questions answered, and help us make strides toward becoming an even healthier community,” Winslow said.

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