You can download, use and share these resources through your channels to engage audiences and raise awareness of sexual health.
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Help raise awareness about sexual health, including syphilis and HIV, and the importance of testing and treatment among your networks.
Consider sharing some of the messages further below on social media along with these images.
Social media images on syphilis are also available in some Indigenous languages in the Resources for Indigenous communities section.
Share these messages on the platforms that work best to reach your audiences.
Message 1 – Sexual health
Practising safer sex, getting tested and knowing your status is an act of self-care. Early diagnosis opens the door to treatment, support and better health.
Learn more: Canada.ca/STI
#SexualHealth #SaferSex
Message 2 – Sexual health
To practise safer sex, start with these simple steps:
- Talk to your partner about safer sex and STI testing.
- Use a condom, dental dam, or other barrier methods.
- Stay up to date on vaccinations.
- Learn about medications that can prevent HIV.
Your health and peace of mind are worth it—stay safe and informed! 💙
Learn more: Canada.ca/STI
#SaferSex #GetTested #SexualHealth
Message 3 – Sexual health
Make sexual health part of routine health checkups, understand your risk and get tested regularly for #STI if you’re sexually active.
Learn more: Canada.ca/STI
Message 4 – Sexual health
#DYK: You can reduce your risk of getting #STI by using condoms and dental dams, getting tested regularly if you have new/multiple sexual partners, and talking openly with sexual partners about your sexual health history and theirs.
Learn more: Canada.ca/STI
Message 5 – Sexual Health Week
This Valentine’s Day, advocate for you and your partner’s sexual heath by:
Learning about safer sex
Getting tested if you are sexually active
Being non-judgmental when talking about sexual health
Making decisions you and your partner(s) feel comfortable with
Learn more: Canada.ca/STI
#SexualHealthWeek
Message 6 – Syphilis in pregnancy
It’s possible to get #Syphilis while pregnant and pass it to your baby. Testing and treatment is safe and crucial for reducing the risk of serious health problems for your baby and you.
Learn more: Canada.ca/syphilis
Message 7 – Syphilis transmission and possibility of reinfection
#Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and can be passed in different ways, including:
genital, anal or oral sex
sharing sex toys
skin contact with a syphilis sore or rash
Syphilis can also be passed from a pregnant person to their baby during pregnancy or childbirth.
It’s possible to get syphilis more than once, even after you’ve been treated.
Using condoms and dental dams, getting tested regularly if you have new/multiple sexual partners, and talking openly with sexual partners about your sexual health history and theirs, can help reduce the chance of getting syphilis and passing it on.
Learn more: Canada.ca/syphilis
Message 8 – Testing for syphilis
Symptoms of #Syphilis can sometimes go unnoticed, so it’s important to get tested regularly if you’re sexually active or have new/multiple sexual partners. Testing for syphilis is usually done using a blood test.
If you have questions or want to be tested for syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), you can contact your:
health care provider
sexual health clinic
local public health unit
Find a testing location near you (CATIE.ca)
Learn more: Canada.ca/syphilis
Message 9 – Undetectable = Untransmittable
Undetectable = Untransmittable shares the powerful message that treatment can stop HIV from being passed on.
Get the facts about #UequalsU at: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/campaigns/hiv-aids.html
#CantPassItOn
Message 10 – HIV Testing
Getting tested for #HIV and knowing your status is an act of self-care. Early diagnosis opens the door to treatment, support and better health.
Find a testing location near you: whereto.catie.ca
Healthy Canadians Podcast : Syphilis: An STBBI on the rise
Healthy Canadians Podcast: Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)