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White House Director Douglas Brooks Shares Testing Day Message

June 26, 2015 at 9:35 AM ET by Miguel Gomez
Summary: 
Douglas Brooks shares his personal perspective on how he benefited from an HIV test 25 years ago, and discusses how National HIV Testing Day supports HIV policies and programs year round.

Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the AIDS.gov blog. See the original post here.

A few days before the 2015 observance of National HIV Testing Day, I sat down with Mr. Douglas Brooks, Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, for a brief conversation about HIV testing. Douglas shared his personal perspective on how he benefited from an HIV test 25 years ago. He also discussed how this annual observance supports HIV policies and programs year round.

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Read more about resources you can use to participate in National HIV Testing Day to help members of your community get information they can use to protect their health.