Campaign Materials – #SaferSexGamePlan
These social media messages for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram can help amplify STI prevention messages during STI Awareness Week. Select messages that align with your audiences and goals. Additional suggestions to keep in mind:
- Use #STIweek and #SaferSexGamePlan hashtags on Twitter and Instagram during STI Awareness Week to join the conversation and share information, pictures and videos.
- Use suggested daily themes to help plan your STI Awareness Week calendar, or mix and match campaigns
- Share messages with suggested graphics or your own images, GIFs, and videos.
- Customize messages with local testing options. Incorporate local hashtags that may help your messages reach your target audience.
- Follow and tag @CDCSTD on Twitter and CDC STD on Facebook.
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#STIweek is here! Use this week to make a #SaferSexGamePlan so that you’re prepared to prevent STIs before you play. Learn more, decide what’s right for you. https://bit.ly/3JU6Od3
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Don’t roll the dice with your #SexualHealth! This #STIweek, prepare before you’re there with a #SaferSexGamePlan. https://bit.ly/3JU6Od3
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What’s your #SaferSexGamePlan? #STIweek is the perfect time to figure it out! https://bit.ly/3JU6Od3
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Encourage talking with sexual partners; using condoms; and/or asking healthcare providers about options such as testing or taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV.
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Prepare Before You’re There! 1. Take a quiz to see if you’re at risk for an #STI and 2. Access resources to make a #SaferSexGamePlan before you go out or swipe right. https://bit.ly/3KwcZV2 #STIweek
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Prepare Before You’re There! What’s going into your #SaferSexGamePlan? Condoms, testing, and talking to your partner(s) and healthcare providers are all great #STI prevention steps! https://bit.ly/3LsCxTV #STIweek
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Be ready *before* you’re in the heat of the moment with “Prepare Before You’re There.” Take some time during #STIweek to make a #SaferSexGamePlan and protect your #SexualHealth! https://bit.ly/3KwcZV2
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Be intentional about your #SexualHealth! Having a #SaferSexGamePlan in place before you play can protect you, even when sex isn’t planned. https://bit.ly/3KwcZV2 #STIweek
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Prepare before you’re there! Make a #SaferSexGamePlan, choose the STI prevention steps that work for you! https://bit.ly/3KwcZV2 #STIweek
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Need a #SexualHealth conversation icebreaker? Add the NEW Conversation Badge to your dating profile to signal that STI prevention and sexual wellness matters to you: https://bit.ly/3DwIFHd #SaferSexGamePlan #STIweek
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Start a conversation about #SexualHealth, without the stigma, with the new Conversation Badge: https://bit.ly/3DwIFHd #SaferSexGamePlan #STIweek
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Ready to #StopSTIgma? Add the Conversation Badge to your profile/dating profile app(s) to open up a #SexualHealth conversation – judgement-free! https://bit.ly/3DwIFHd #SaferSexGamePlan #STIweek
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Sexually transmitted infections are NOT inevitable – they can be prevented! Use these tips for talking to your partner(s) and healthcare provider. https://bit.ly/3NSM48e #SaferSexGamePlan #STIweek
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Note: These data are considered preliminary prior to official 2021 close-out. This page will be updated with final 2021 STD surveillance data when they are available.
Reported STDs in the U.S. continued to increase during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reported in 2021. https://bit.ly/3CwtKhJ #STDreport
Congenital syphilis continues to be a consequence of the U.S. syphilis epidemic. In 2021, over 2,600 cases of congenital syphilis were reported. Here’s what people can do about this 100% preventable infection: https://bit.ly/3CwtKhJ #STDreport
The Conversation Badges are also available and can be added to your website for use.
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Searching for prevention resources you can share with your community year-round? Visit the General Resources page for links to fact sheets, infographics, screening recommendations, and more. There’s something for everyone!