mississippi: 18-wheeler filled with free condoms, in jackson

CDC HIV/AIDS/Viral Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update MISSISSIPPI: 18-Wheeler Filled with Free Condoms, in Jackson Jewell Hillery
April 13, 2012

WLBT.com (Jackson) (04.13.12) - Friday, April 13, 2012 The AIDS Healthcare Foundation's "Condom Nation" tour stops today and Saturday in Jackson, offering free STD testing and free condoms from a 70-foot 18-wheeler. The big-rig truck will park at Jackson State University at 10:30 a.m. Friday; travel to the Opportunity Center at 845 E. Amite St. at 2 p.m.; and finish out the day at Tougaloo College at 7 p.m. The truck will stop at Battlefield Park at 10 a.m. Saturday, then roll on to continue its six-month, 25-state trip across the United States. For more information, visit http://condom- nation.tumblr.com/.

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