Kenny Condom Says
"Sex Without Me Could Lead To A Dead End"
Illustration created by graffiti writer and international muralist Daniel "Pose 2" Hopkins, who has painted murals and exhibited his work in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. January 27, 2012 - Atlanta, GA - According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it
is estimated that more than 1 million adults and adolescents were living with HIV infection in the United States at the end of 2006,
the most recent year for which national prevalence estimates are available. One HIV infection is estimated to occur
every 9 1/2 minutes in the United States or roughly 56,000 annually.
Blacks/African Americans are the racial/ethnic group most affected by HIV. In 2009, Blacks/African Americans
comprised 14% of the US population, but account for 44% of all new HIV infections. Hispanics/Latinos represent 13% of the
population, but account for an estimated 17% of new infections. African American and Hispanics/Latinos communities
continue to experience higher rates of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) compared to other
racial/ethnic communities in the US. The presence of certain STIs can significantly increase the chance of contracting HIV.
The CDC states for every HIV infection that is prevented, an estimated $355,000 is saved in the cost of providing
lifetime HIV treatment - significant cost-savings for the U.S. federal government that spent an estimated $12.3 billion on HIV
care and treatment in 2009, and for the U.S. health care system as a whole.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are one of the most critical health challenges facing the nation today. CDC
estimates there are 19 million new infections every year in the United States at a cost of $17 billion to the U.S health care
system each year. CDC's data is based on the three STDs that physicians are required to report - gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and
syphilis, which represent only a fraction of the true burden of STDs. Estimates suggest that even though young people
aged 15-24 years represent only 25% of the sexually experienced population, they acquire nearly 50% of all new STDs.
Kenny Condom's HIV/AIDS/STDs grass-roots, safer-sex prevention and awareness campaign has been centered around Kenny's
unique "cool" image, i.e. hands on hips and wearing sun glasses, primarily in the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD market.
The national campaign launch of the "urban'' version of Kenny Condom is being announced today in an effort to get the
attention of the adolescent population in the US concerning the alarming facts from the CDC.
The website ( www.kenny-condom.com ) includes a video
using humor to illustrate sex without Kenny could lead to a dead end. The video is the work of students at Bowie State University.
In addition a mobile app has been released that has a very noble mission in mind - it is designed to help educate and inform it's
users on preventive and awareness information including resources for getting tested, proper condom usage, and statistical data. The
app is available on the AppBrain.com and on Android cell phones.
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About Kenny Condom
The Kenny Condom character and national campaign is the brainchild of Terence Greene, the 2010 award-winning producer of "Adjust
Your Color, The Truth of Petey Greene". Greene is a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur and artist, and is also the nephew of
the late Petey Greene.
The "urban" illustration of Kenney Condom (pictured above) was created by graffiti writer and international muralist
Daniel "Pose 2" Hopkins. He has painted murals and exhibited his work in Dubai, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Paris, Osaka,
New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
For more details about the campaign, visit www.kenny-condom.com
PRESS CONTACT:
Terence Greene and Lynda Payton
202-368-5516
terencegreene@yahoo.com
"Reproduced with permission - Kenny Condom"
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