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Improving the input from the community is an approach for STI Prevention. For example, by engaging the contribution of the community, a ‘pay-it-forward’ dramatically improved chlamydia and gonorrhea testing among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). In this presentation, we summarized how innovative tools were used to engage different groups of the population for STI prevention. First, crowdsourcing approaches were used to solicit the inputs from the community for developing new intervention approaches, designing intervention messages, and evaluating intervention programs. Crowdsourcing involves a group of non-experts and experts working together to solve a problem and then sharing solutions with the public. Second, designathon and hackathon methods were adjusted to develop STI intervention messages and platforms among key populations. For example, in China, a 3-day designathon (hackathon-like event) was hosted to develop an HIV testing service strategy for MSM, while MSM were invited to join the event. In 2019, a hackathon event was also conducted in China to develop a platform for MSM to seek for gay-friendly health service. Third, social-marketing and other participatory approaches were used to develop intervention tools for improving STI services. Disclosure No significant relationships.