Did you know that April is STD Awareness Month? Probably not seeing as it's not the most exciting thing to celebrate. I'm not sure many cities or towns hold parades with condom floats rolling down the streets with people shouting "Yay! Herpes!"
While it's not the most fun thing to celebrate, STD awareness is very important.
During this time, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is joining partners nationwide in a new campaign called Get Yourself Tested or "GYT." The campaigns intent is to use television and the Internet to help young people understand the risk of HIV and other STD's.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 19 million STD infections occur each year in the U.S. Of that number, almost half are diagnosed in young people ages 15 to 24.
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