"Spread the Word…Not the Disease" is a new HIV prevention campaign in Baltimore City that was launched on June 6, 2007 by the Office of Mayor Sheila Dixon, The Baltimore City Health Department, The After-School Institute (TASI), Twenty First Century Group, and 92Q jams. Geared specifically to youth and their parents, the campaign is part of a training program to build knowledge and skills in risk reduction. The campaign promotes abstinence, condom use and testing under the slogan, “Spread the word, not the disease – AIDS is no joke”.