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Get Tested Chicago
 


Get Tested Chicago is a syphilis awareness campaign geared to African Americans, Hispanics, and men who have sex with men. The goal of the campaign is to increase the number of syphilis tests conducted in the City of Chicago and to decrease the number of new syphilis cases.


Campaign Web site: http://www.gettestedchicago.org External site
Month and Year Created:  December 2011
Year Ended:  Ongoing
Campaign Format: Print, Radio, Billboard, Web site
Other Campaign Format:
Contact Person: Yvonne Cruz
Contact Phone:  312-497-0126
Contact E-mail:  Yvonne.Cruz@cityofchicago.org
Organization Web Site: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdph.html External site
Geographic Area Details:
Organization: Chicago Department of Public Health
Primary Objectives:  Changing Attitudes, Increasing Access to Care, Increasing Conversations/Dialogues, Increasing Testing, Expanding Knowledge, Raising Awareness, Reducing Rate of Infection, Reducing Stigma, Increasing Education
Funded By: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Audience:  African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Men Who Have Sex With Men(MSM)
Geographic Area: Local
Disease Focus: STDs


From the National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) Web site