Hollywood actor Blair Underwood, known for his roles on TV shows like Dirty Sexy Money and In Treatment, cut the ribbon on an AIDS clinic in the same building as Student Health Services Thursday morning, several news outlets are reporting.
The AHF Blair Underwood Healthcare Clinic, located at 2141 K St. NW, was opened by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and named after Underwood because his star power may help draw clients, the Washington Post reported.
According to the Post, “U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and representatives from the Obama administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the March of Dimes,” all attended the opening.
The HIV/AIDS rate in D.C. is at least 3 percent, according to a study funded by the CDC and conducted by GW’s School of Health and Health Services.