State works with colleges on testing and prevention. State officials say more funding is needed.
An outbreak of HIV among college students has made the public health challenge clear: either make effective prevention, testing, and counseling services available to at-risk youths, or expect in a few years to add more young people to the state's waiting list for HIV medications.
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