Expanding Knowledge

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s leading infectious disease killers, and it is both contagious and deadly. Up to 13 million people are living with latent tuberculosis infection in the United States. Without treatment, 5-10% will develop into TB disease. Yet, the notion that TB is no longer a...

This campaign is designed to educate North Carolinians, especially those in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill and surrounding areas, about the state’s higher risk for HIV and syphilis and the need to talk with health care professionals about testing for both infections. A campaign of the American...

African Americans are more likely to become infected with HIV, less likely to know they have the disease, and more likely to die from HIV/AIDS than any other race. Given the Black Church's historic involvement in advocacy, the NAACP created the campaign, "The Black Church & HIV: The Social Justice...

Since 2001, the Stop TB Partnership is leading the way to a world without TB, a disease that is curable but still kills three people every minute. Its mission is to serve every person who is vulnerable to TB and ensure that high-quality treatment is available to all.

The "Know Now. Get Tested. Get Treated for HIV and STDs" campaign from the Arkansas Department of Health HIV/STD Section engages at-risk communities via print, radio, and a significant amount of grassroots work, including rallies, testing events, poster and brochure distribution, and working with...

The New York State Department of Health's Take Control! public health campaign is designed to provide New York State teens and young adults with information and local resources to promote positive sexual health. The campaign supports and encourages responsible sexual health choices including...

Inspired by the statistic that one in 17 Wyoming youth between 15 and 25 years old has an STD, the Wyoming Department of Health is reorganizing its KnoWyo program to target a younger audience between the ages of 13 and 25. The federally funded program allows individuals to print a voucher for free...

The campaign encourages people of all ages to get tested for HIV and reminds people that "regardless of age, people can be at risk for HIV if they have unprotected sex or share needles." The images used in the campaign reflect the diversity of women and men in terms of age, race and culture.

The Veterans Health Administration created this campaign to promote early diagnosis and encourage every veteran to get tested for HIV at least once. There are campaign materials geared to veterans and to providers, including fact sheets, posters, and a web badge.

Know Hepatitis B™ is a national multilingual, multi-year communications campaign to increase testing for hepatitis B among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Though this group makes up less than 5 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than half of the 1.2 million Americans...