National STD Awareness Month and GYT: Get Yourself Tested PSA (:60)
April is National STD Awareness Month. In this PSA, native communities, especially adolescents and young adults, are encouraged to get educated, tested, and treated by visiting gytnow.org. Created: 3/3/2011 by National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Date Released: 3/3/2011. Series Name: CDC Radio.
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National STD Awareness Month and GYT: Get Yourself Tested PSA (:60)
April is STD Awareness Month—a time to raise awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases on our lives.
Did you know that half of all sexually active young people in the United States. will get an STD by the time they’re 25? And for us, it may be even more than that, because Native youth have the second highest STD rates in the country.
The good news is that STDs can be prevented and are easy to treat. Many people who have an STD don't know it because they often don’t have signs or symptoms. If left untreated, STDs can lead to serious health problems. The only way to know for sure whether you have an STD is to get tested.
There are things we can do to protect ourselves and our loved ones from STDs. So GYT—Get Yourself Tested. Visit GYTNOW.org to find an STD testing location near you.
A message from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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