Shelby County makes at-home HIV testing available to all residents
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor announces a free in-home HIV test kit on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Health Department’s new pilot program will allow all county residents aged 14 and up to order a free, at-home HIV testing kit once every six months.
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HIV/AIDS Shelby County Health Department Dr. Michelle Taylor Infectious DiseaseAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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