It’s STD Awareness Week, aimed at raising awareness about STDs, reduce STD-related stigma, promote prevention measures and encourage STD testing. The CDC estimates 1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection. Untreated STDs increases the risk of passing the infection to others, infertility, ups the chance of contracting HIV and more.
This is why testing and treatment matters.
Wes Warner from KC Care Health Center speaks on the importance of STD testing and the free services – including contactless testing – the center offers.
Know your status. #GetTested