• The Together TakeMeHome (TTMH) program, launched by the CDC in March 2023, aimed to improve access to HIV testing by directly providing HIV self-tests (HIVSTs) to consumers through the mail.

• In its inaugural year, the TTMH program distributed 443,813 tests to 219,360 individuals.

• With significant outreach through LGBTQ+ dating apps, the program specifically targeted populations that HIV affects disproportionately, such as young people, cisgender men, and people who identify as Hispanic or Black.

• Of the individuals who participated in follow-up surveys, 88.3% reported using the HIVST themselves, and 27.1% shared it with others.

• Furthermore, 11.7% sought additional preventive services, and 1.9% reported new positive HIVST results.

• These findings suggest that distributing HIVSTs by mail can effectively increase HIV testing and connect individuals to preventive and care services.

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