April is STD Awareness Month

Take Control. Get the Facts. Get Tested. Links to resources for teens, parents, and teachers, how to properly unroll a condom, newsletters, clinical trials, local services (where to get tested) and statistics can be found at these links.

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April is STD Awareness Month.

Sexually transmitted diseases are the most common reportable disease in the US. In Cuyahoga County, more than 40% of Chlamydia cases reported annually are found in teens.

Take Control. Get the Facts. Get Tested.

Here are links to resources for teens, parents, and teachers, how to properly unroll a condom, newsletters, clinical trials, local services (where to get tested) and statistics can be found at these links.

• American Social Health Association with many of the resources listed above.
• Find out how and where to get tested
• Local statistics can be found by clicking "Keywords" on the left hand panel of the webpage, and selecting STD among the keywords listed in alphabetical order.