NCSH Quarterly Social Media Campaign: February 2026-April 2026

This campaign focuses on communicating about sexual health: for health care providers and their patients, and for the public with their partners. It’s important for health care providers to initiate these conversations to help ensure that patients feel comfortable discussing this important topic and they receive needed sexual health care services. For the public, open, honest communication with partners can pave the way to safer sex, positive relationships, and pleasurable, consensual experiences.

We encourage you to share this campaign with fellow educators, advocates, and your organization’s social media team. When you post our content, please be sure to tag us: @NCSH_ on X/Twitter, @TheNCSH on Bluesky, @nationalcoalitionsexualhealth on Instagram, and @NationalCoalitionforSexualHealth on LinkedIn and Facebook!

The campaign contains four parts:

Part 1: For health care providers, this section features content on how they can effectively start conversations about sexual health with their patients.

Part 2: For the public, this section focuses on the importance of, and tips for, talking about sexual health with your partner(s).

Part 3: This section features sample social media copy supporting key health observances and holidays that will be taking place over the next three months.

Part 4: This section includes social media graphics to accompany Parts 1, 2, and 3. Part 4 contains links to downloadable graphics which are designed for Instagram but can be reformatted for other social media sites if desired

The key observances for this quarter include:

• Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7)
• Valentine’s Day (February 14)
• National Condom Week (February 14-21)
• Developmental Disability Awareness Month
• National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day (March 10)
• National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week (March 16-20)
• National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20)
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and SAAM Day of Action (April 7)
• National Youth HIV&AIDS Awareness Day (April 10)
• Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17)
• STI Awareness Week (April 12-18)
• World Immunization Week (April 24-30)

Here's a sample of what you can find in the full campaign: 

• Sexual health belongs in routine care. Feeling unsure about how to bring up sexual health with your patients? There are resources to help boost your comfort and skills with sexual health history-taking and conversations: https://www.ashasexualhealth.org/educational-resources-for[1]healthcare-providers/#patientcare
• It’s best to talk about sexual health and safer sex before the heat of the moment. ❤️‍🔥🌶️This helps ensure everyone is clear-headed, can share what they want and need, and figure out if you’re on the same page. Learn more about starting these convos: https://owntheawk.org/learn/comms-101/
• Having sexual health talks with your partner is great, but follow-through is even better. 💬➡️💊 Your first step could be getting STI/HIV tested together. It’s respectful, practical, and builds trust. Find a testing location near you here: https://gettested.cdc.gov/