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National, California-Based and Local Campaigns & Resources

For technical assistance, questions about the campaigns featured on this page, or to share your own local campaign materials, please email the STDCB Health Promotion and Communications Unit at STDHealthEd@cdph.ca.gov.

National Awareness Campaigns & Resources

Amaze.org

Animated videos to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

Building Healthy Online Communities (BHOC)

Resources and information to promote gay men’s sexual health online.

CDC’s STI Awareness Week

Page is updated annually with new STI Awareness Week themes, sharable resources, and a campaign toolkit.

Five Action Steps to Good Sexual Health

Promoting sexual health for all (National Coalition for Sexual Health).

GYT: Get Yourself Tested Campaign

Promote STI testing among young people (CDC).

Health is Power Campaign

Promoting sexual health among young African American men.

World Hepatitis Day Campaign

International campaign sponsored by the World Hepatitis Alliance to promote hepatitis testing worldwide.

Take Charge of Your Sexual Health Campaign

Guide pretested with the public that outlines preventive sexual health care services recommended for adults and adolescents (National Coalition for Sexual Health).

Yes Means Test Campaign

Promoting STI testing among young people (American Sexual Health Association).

National Coalition for Sexual Health Public Awareness Materials

Sexual health awareness materials to download and print.

California STI Awareness Campaigns and Resources

Girl, Get Tested

Promoting syphilis and HIV screening for cisgender women centering Black/African American due to inequitable infection rates and historic, persistent gaps in providing accessible testing and care (Essential Access Health).

Condom Access Project (CAP)

Statewide condom access program and digital condom map for youth ages 12–19 (Essential Access Health).

Congenital Syphilis Awareness Materials

Resources for providers, local health jurisdictions, field investigation, and the public. Plus, congenital syphilis data and surveillance information (CDPH).

TalkWithYourKids.org

Statewide campaign and website to promote parent-child communication about sexual health (Essential Access Health).

TeenSource.org

Website with blogs and videos to promote sexual health among young people (Essential Access Health). Be sure to sign up for weekly TeenSource tip text messages!

Local Examples of STI Awareness Campaigns

I Know Campaign

Self-collected testing campaign/program for individuals for STIs in the privacy of their home or wherever they feel comfortable; active in Alameda, Los Angeles (including Pasadena), San Diego, and San Francisco.