BUSINESS WIRE; Thursday December 4, 12:26 pm EST
"People from 45 states and the District of Columbia called to take advantage of our offer," noted Jill Spooner, call center manager for Home Access Health Corporation. "Many people called in to order a test for a family member, friend, or partner."
This observance was part of the Company's ongoing corporate commitment to help provide testing to those most in need. In addition to every free test that was given away on Monday, a free matching kit will be donated to the National AIDS Fund for distribution to AIDS service organizations throughout the country.
"The National AIDS Fund is gratified to be the beneficiary of a successful promotion by Home Access Health," said B.J. Stiles, president and chief executive officer of the National AIDS Fund. "HIV testing is a key component of any effective HIV prevention and education program. Thus our nationwide network of community partners have identified local HIV/AIDS programs that will put the Home Access Express kits to immediate use where the need is great."
The mission of the National AIDS Fund is to reduce the incidence and impact of HIV/AIDS by promoting leadership and generating resources for effective community responses to the epidemic.
Also on December 1st, Home Access Health released to the public the first published account of national HIV seroprevalance and demographic data among home test users. Company president Richard Quattrocchi said the release of the data and the World AIDS Day promotion builds momentum for HIV home testing and counseling as an accurate and convenient alternative for people who want to take control of their personal health and well-being.
Single copies of the Home Access HIV Counseling and Testing Report are available from Home Access Health Corporation, 2401 West Hassell Road, Hoffman Estates, IL, 60195-5200 (or 1 800 HIV-TEST). Internet users may view an electronic copy of the report by visiting Home Access Health's home page at www.homeaccess.com.
Home Access Health markets the only at-home HIV test approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Home Access(R) Express(TM) (results in three days) and Home Access(R) (results in seven days) allow people to conveniently and anonymously test for HIV from the privacy of their home with test results clinically proven to be as accurate as HIV tests administered by doctors and hospitals. Data from the Home Access clinical trials has been peer reviewed and published in the American Medical Association's Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 157, 2/10/97). Home Access HIV tests are also available by mail by calling 1 800 HIV-TEST and are carried in more than 21,000 drugstores and drug wholesale distributors throughout the US including: AmeriSource, Bindley Western, Bergen Brunswig, Brooks, Cardinal Health, CVS Corporation, Duane Reade, Eckerd Drug, Farmacias El Amal, Genovese, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Longs Drug Stores, McKesson Drug Company, Meijer, Osco, Phar-Mor, Revco, Rite Aid, Sav-On, Thrifty PayLess, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart. More information about Home Access Health can be found at the website www.homeaccess.com.
Contact: Home Access Health Kevin Johnson, 847/781-2504 kj@homeaccess.com
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