�Most sexually transmitted diseases are silent, with no symptoms,� said Meredith Talford, DHEC Region 2 HIV health educator. �People can have a sexually transmitted disease and not know it.�

Talford said data shows one-half of the world�s population will have a sexually transmitted disease in their lifetime. Getting tested is the best way to find out whether you have an STD.

�Fifty percent is significantly high and shows that STDs are far more common than most think,� said Michelle McKinzie, DHEC Region 2 social worker. �So, it is extremely important that people get tested for their health and the health of others.�

McKinzie said DHEC Region 2 will partner with AID Upstate; Greenville Technical College; L.D. Barksdale Foundation; Mt. Moriah Baptist Church; Piedmont Care, Inc.; Spartanburg Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission and the Upstate S.C. Chapter of the American Red Cross to offer free testing at the following locations in Greenville and Spartanburg:

• Tuesday, April 15, 2008
  10 a.m.� 3 p.m.
  C.C. Woodson Community Center
  855 South Liberty Street
  Spartanburg, S.C.
• Saturday, April 26, 2008
  10 a.m.� 3 p.m.
  Old Plaza Latina
  6119 White Horse Road, Suite 14
  Greenville, S.C.
• Monday, April 28, 2008
  10 a.m.� 3 p.m.
  McAlister Square
  225 S. Pleasantburg Drive
  Greenville, S.C.

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