FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WIAT) -- Students at Miles College are playing an active role in their health and raising awareness at the same time.

As a part of National Black HIV/AIDS awareness day, Aids Alabama has set up mobile testing sites across Birmingham. This one at Miles college has been busy all day.

The test is free, it's confidential and only takes about 20 minutes.

"There's a very big need for African Americans to get tested and to also get treated," AIDS Alabama Director Nigel Weatherspoon says. "We're really trying to break down the stigma of the disease."

Volunteers with AIDS Alabama want to increase the conversation about HIV/AIDS, encouraging everyone -- regardless of race or lifestyle -- to know their status.

The AIDS Alabama office located in the southside of downtown Birmingham offers free testing Monday through Friday.