AHF Takes Golden Opportunity to Warn STDs are Timeless
17 Septiembre 2024 - 2:01PM
Business Wire
Sexually transmitted disease rates among people
55+ skyrocketed between 2012 and 2022; New outdoor ad campaign
points to free, nonjudgmental testing and treatment
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS
healthcare organization which also provides free, comprehensive
sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and treatment, is
rolling out a new national outdoor advertising campaign reminding
older adults that “STDs are Timeless.” The ads feature a variety of
older couples kissing on the beach with an idyllic golden sunset
behind them. The “Timeless” headline is accompanied by the URL for
AHF’s freeSTDcheck.org website which makes it easy to find one of
AHF’s free, nonjudgmental STD testing and treatment locations.
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AHF is rolling out a new national outdoor
advertising campaign reminding older adults that “STDs are
Timeless.” The ads feature a variety of older couples kissing on
the beach with an idyllic golden sunset behind them. The “Timeless”
headline is accompanied by the URL for AHF’s freeSTDcheck.org
website. (Photo: AHF)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among
individuals 55 and older exploded in the decade between 2012-2022.
Chlamydia jumped from 6,084 cases to 19,776 cases—a 225% increase.
Gonorrhea diagnoses in the senior population went from 3,874 to
18,804 cases—a 385% hike. Syphilis diagnoses jumped an astounding
585%, increasing from 1,678 to 10,325 cases.
“We know many older adults may have received less information
about sexual health and wellness than what is available now and may
be less comfortable discussing the subject with a health care
provider,” said Dr. Michael Dube, National Medical Director,
AHF Public Health Division. “Our campaign is a reminder that STDs
can occur at any age, so we encourage anyone having sex to use
condoms, practice safer sex, and get tested regularly regardless of
symptoms.”
The “STDs are Timeless” outdoor advertisements started posting
last week on billboards, bus interior cards, bus benches, posters,
and transit shelters. The campaign will appear in 15 cities
nationwide where AHF has clinics and Wellness Centers offering free
STD testing and treatment, including Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD;
Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX; Ft. Lauderdale,
FL; Houston, TX; Jackson, MS; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Oakland,
CA; Orlando, FL; San Diego, CA; Seattle, WA; and Washington,
DC.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest
HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine
and advocacy to more than 2.1 million individuals across 47
countries, including the U.S. and in Africa, Latin
America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe. To
learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org, find us on
Facebook, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
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Ged Kenslea, AHF Sr. Comms Dir. (323) 791-5526
Ged.Kenslea@ahf.org