Promoting HIV Testing

We need your help to promote HIV testing!

Issue
In the United States, an estimated 1 million people are living with HIV; of these, approximately 25 percent are unaware of their HIV infection and are at increased risk for infecting others.

Goal
Increase awareness about the importance of HIV testing to help improve the health of those most at risk for HIV and to prevent future infections.

Strategy
Use text messaging to promote HIV testing. Mobile phone users can send a text message with their zip code to “KNOWIT” (566948). Within seconds, they will receive a text message identifying an HIV testing site near them. This mobile phone service connects users with CDC’s testing database found at www.HIVtest.org.

How You Can Help
Promote HIV testing by adding a KNOWIT web badge to your website -- just copy the html code below and paste it into your site.

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<a href="http://www.hivtest.org/?s_cid=hivtesting_partners3" title="Know your HIV status? Text: Your Zip Code to KnowIT or 566948 to find HIV test centers hear you www.hivtest.org"> <img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/hivtesting/knowit_100x115.jpg" width="100" height="115" border="0" alt="Know your HIV status? Text: Your Zip Code to KnowIT or 566948 to find HIV test centers hear you www.hivtest.org">

 

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<a href="http://www.hivtest.org/?s_cid=hivtesting_partners6" title="Know your HIV status? Text: Your Zip Code to KnowIT or 566948 To find HIV test centers hear you www.hivtest.org"> <img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/hivtesting/knowit_180x150.jpg" width="180" height="150" border="0" alt="Know your HIV status? Text: Your Zip Code to KnowIT or 566948 To find HIV test centers hear you www.hivtest.org">

 

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<a href="http://www.hivtest.org/?s_cid=hivtesting_partners10" title="Know your HIV status? Text: Your Zip Code to KnowIT or 566948 To find HIV test centers hear you www.hivtest.org"> <img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/hivtesting/knowit_300x250.jpg" width="300" height="250" border="0" alt="Know your HIV status? Text: Your Zip Code to KnowIT or 566948 To find HIV test centers hear you www.hivtest.org">

 

To find HIV Test Centers near you Text: Your Zip Code To: KnowIt (566948) www.hivtest.org

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<a href="http://www.hivtest.org/?s_cid=hivtesting_partners2" title="To find HIV Test Centers near you Text: Your Zip Code To: KnowIt (566948) www.hivtest.org"><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/hivtesting/knowit_ribbon2_150x166.jpg" width="150" height="166" border="0" alt="To find HIV Test Centers near you Text: Your Zip Code To: KnowIt (566948) www.hivtest.org">

Partners
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the CDC, AIDS.gov, and you.

Last revised: 09/22/2008