About Us

In the United States, an estimated 1.2 million people are now living with HIV/AIDS and about 40,000 new infections occur each year. HIV/AIDS is spreading fastest among minority populations, particularly African Americans and Latinos.

One quarter of HIV-positive Americans are unaware they are infected.

This statistic is even more alarming given that individuals with undiagnosed HIV are believed to transmit 50 – 70 percent of new HIV infections according to the CDC. Something must be done to ensure that more Americans know their status.

Test for Life began in 2006 as an educational campaign of the National Minority Quality Forum, designed to raise awareness of the importance of routine HIV screening in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing are essential to improving early diagnosis of HIV and linking patients to early care and treatment of the disease.