Get Yourself Talking, Get Yourself Tested
April 29, 2010 | Steph
This month is National STD Awareness Month. According the CDC, this month is ‘an annual observance to raise awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on the health of Americans and the importance of individuals discussing sexual health with their healthcare providers and, if sexually active, their partners.’ As mentioned yesterday by Beats Per Minute, STDs are on the rise in Illinois (and around the country).
To promote the importance of initiating open dialogue and to promote testing for STDs, Erie Teen Health Center and Erie Clemente Wildcats Student Health Center participated in the national campaign, Get Yo
urself Talking, Get Yourself Tested (GYT). GYT is the result of an ongoing partnership of MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation to help young people make responsible decisions about their sexual health. For over a week, both Erie health centers have been providing special education on the importance of getting tested and even wore GYT t-shirts to remind our patients to talk to their medical providers about getting tested for STDs. For more resources on GYT and how to initiate a conversation with your medical provider about getting tested, check out these sites.
Let’s give it up for the Erie staff who worked hard this month to increase awareness about the importance of getting tested!
Tags: clemente, community health, Erie, STDs, Teen Center
