From: "Media Relations Officer, Aggressive AIDS Prevention, Inc." Subject: National Condom Week Kickoff Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:48:42 -0800 NATIONAL CONDOM WEEK KICKOFF - Aggressive AIDS Prevention, Inc. Launches "Cause & Effect" Banner Ad Campaign San Francisco, CA - 9 February, 2000 - Aggressive AIDS Prevention has developed a series of public service web banner ads for National Condom Week illustrating the cause and effect relationship of non-consistent condom use. The ads' challenging messages address the issues that HIV/AIDS is still a preventable terminal disease, that transmitting HIV/AIDS is a felony crime, and that we all pay the collective price for new infections. National Condom Week officially begins on February 14th, Valentines Day, a day when discussions of intimacy and relationships may provide a format for addressing safe sex practices and condom use. Website owners are invited to become media partners with Aggressive AIDS Prevention, Inc. by running the PSA banners on their own sites. The ad banners can be picked up at the organization's website at www.aggressive.org . "In the heat of the moment many people fail to think through the full equation of sex and risk. HIV/AIDS is no longer a private decision affecting just the couple having sex. It impacts families, communities, and creates a cycle of suffering that can be prevented with a condom for less than $1", says Devin Kordt, President of Aggressive AIDS Prevention, Inc. Dr. John E. Anderson of the Centers for Disease Control reports that nearly 80 percent of those at high-risk for HIV infection do not use condoms with their regular sex partner. The Female Condom and male latex and polyurethane condoms are still the only methods to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS among sexually active people. With the recent 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections reporting that oral sex alone can be accountable for up to 7.8% of new HIV infections, it is time to reconsider condom barriers and topical flavorings. "National Condom Week is a great opportunity to look at the suffering of the HIV/AIDS crisis head-on and put into practice a known solution to the epidemic through latex and polyurethane condoms", says Kordt. The condom promotion ads will also appear in print versions in the next few weeks in both California and New York press. Aggressive AIDS Prevention is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to raising awareness of HIV/AIDS, encouraging HIV antibody testing, and promoting HIV Negative maintenance through Media. Contact: Devin Kordt (415) 255-6022 Ext. 1 PST Email: media@aggressive.org ###