patrice henry has been living with with it since 1995. >> i had to make a decision to either live or>> reporter: now, she's served as a patient advocate at johns hopkins. most people fear knowing their hiv status. >> we need to encourage each other to get tested. >> reporter: that's what a baltimore city task force is trying to do. they aim to cut infections over the next three years. >> we're trying to help those with the least access to care to get that done. >> reporter: they're making it easier than ever with mobile clinics getting in the neighborhoods. >> we do it five nights a week. we work on the block one night a week and we have needle exchange. >> reporter: and people are taking advantage. >> get tested because people are walking around who having sex with anybody. >> reporter: that testing could help the numbers start to go down. and hiv testing through the health department is free. the department have tested more than 4500 women just last year. reporting live, meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you very much, meghan. more safe sex counseling is ne