Shelby County mayor promotes HIV testing by taking one of his own
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris waits to take an HIV test at the Shelby County Health Department on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
With HIV cases spiking in the area, Mayor Lee Harris and his team took the opportunity to advertise the Shelby County Health Department’s free, confidential walk-in testing.
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HIV/AIDS Mary Lee Harris Shelby County Health DepartmentAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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