School district, Health Department team up to battle exploding HIV rate
To set an example, Mayor Lee Harris waits to take an HIV test at the Shelby County Health Department on Oct. 17, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
A new agreement will allow Shelby County Health Department to provide screenings, treatment, preventative care and education to public middle and high school students, whose HIV infection rates are rising at an alarming rate.
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HIV/AIDS Shelby County Health Department MSCS Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsAisling 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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