The Living Bridge Center1 has moved and is holding an Open House in observance of World AIDS Day2 on Friday, December 1st from 10 AM to 2 PM. The new location for The Living Bridge Center (which had been housed in the Whitfield County Health Department) is 1200 W. Waugh Street in Dalton, at the corner of W. Waugh Street and Broadrick Drive. FREE HIV and Hepatitis C Testing will be offered during the Open House, and staff will provide tours of the new facility. Light refreshments will be served. Come join us! For more information, call (706) 281-2360.
1 The Living Bridge Center, provider of Ryan White Part B and Part C, serves those living with HIV within North Georgia Health District 1-2 of the Georgia Public Health. Funded services include: outpatient HIV ambulatory care including HIV, primary care, and sub-specialty medical care; medical case management and adherence; oral health; non-medical case management; individual and group level mental health and substance abuse outpatient counseling; consumer advisory services; laboratory and nutritional services; pharmaceutical assistance; linguistic services; medical transportation; and HIV counseling, testing, and prevention services.
2 World AIDS Day, designated on December 1st every year since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those who have died of the disease. Government and health officials, non-governmental organizations and individuals around the world observe the day, often with education on AIDS prevention and control.