{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://wilson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-frederica-s-wilson-partners-with-walgreens-to-provide-free", "Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson Partners with Walgreens  to Provide Free Health Screenings and HIV Testing on World AIDS Day", "2016-12-02", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Frederica Wilson", "W000808", "wilson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson Partners with Walgreens to\n\tProvide Free Health Screenings and HIV Testing on World AIDS Day\nMIAMI \u2013 Hundreds of people across Miami-Dade and Broward counties lined up to get free, confidential HIV/AIDS tests on World AIDS Day, a global health day observed annually on December 1.\u00a0 The multi-site testing event was hosted by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, in partnership with Walgreens and several local health clinics.\u00a0\n\u201cI am grateful to everyone who came out to get tested,\u201d said Congresswoman Wilson.\u00a0 \u201cI have long said that the best way to stop the spread of this epidemic is to get tested and receive treatment if you are positive.\u00a0 I thank Walgreens and our community partners for helping to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS.\u201d\nTesting was available at four Walgreens locations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, Frederica Wilson and Juanita Mann Health Center, Borinquen Health Care Center, and New Horizons Community Mental Health Center.\u00a0 The testing was done in rapid testing mobile units provided by Miami-Dade and Broward County Florida Department of Health, Care Resource, Empower U, and Jessie Trice Community Health Center.\u00a0 Walgreens provided giveaways to individuals who were tested.\nCongresswoman Wilson is a committed advocate of HIV/AIDS prevention.\u00a0 She sponsored several bills to boost HIV/AIDS education and awareness throughout her career in public service. \u00a0This year marks the 14th anniversary of a bill she sponsored in the Florida legislature to mandate HIV testing for prisoners upon their release from Florida prisons.\u00a0 The purpose of the bill was to confirm prisoners\u2019 HIV status as they re-enter society and connect them to care if they were HIV positive.\n\u201cThe CDC reports that African-Americans are the largest ethnic group of new HIV cases, and Miami-Dade and Broward counties are numbers 1 and 2 in the country for new cases.\u00a0 The changing face of HIV/AIDS has brought about a change in public response.\u00a0 We have to raise awareness and keep working to end HIV.\u00a0 The cost in human capital and lost talent is too high,\u201d said Congresswoman Wilson.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://wilson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-frederica-s-wilson-partners-with-walgreens-to-provide-free"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.170449122786522, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}