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GYT
 


Get Yourself Tested campaign to inform young people about STDs, encourage and normalize testing for STDs, and connect young people to testing centers.


Campaign Web site: http://www.itsyoursexlife.com/gyt/gytnow/?utm_source=gytnow External site
Month and Year Created: 
Year Ended:  Ongoing
Campaign Format: Print, Television, Billboard, Web site, Social media, SMS/Texting
Other Campaign Format:
Contact Person: Rachel Kachur
Contact Phone:  404-639-2387
Contact E-mail:  Rkachur@cdc.gov
Organization Web Site: http://www.cdcnpin.org/stdawareness/GYT.aspx
Geographic Area Details:
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DSTDP
Primary Objectives:  Increasing Testing, Expanding Knowledge, Raising Awareness, Reducing Rate of Infection, Increasing Education
Funded By: MTV, the Kaiser Family Foundation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other partners
Audience:  Youth/Teens
Geographic Area: National
Disease Focus: STDs
Campaign Facebook Page URL: http://www.facebook.com/GYTnow External site
Campaign Twitter Page URL: http://twitter.com/#!/gytnow External site

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