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This year’s challenge winner is…

A First Response to Rural Disparities

2013 Health Justice CT Challenge Winner

A First Response to Rural Disparities
Submitted by: Eastern Connecticut Area
Health Education

Health Justice CT Challenge

Introduction

At HealthJusticeCT we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity to be healthy, regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or education.

The issues related to health disparities are challenging and complex, but we know that each and every day caring and committed individuals and organizations are doing their part to bring solutions to the table. This is why we created the Health Justice CT Challenge ("The Challenge").

The Challenge is designed as a competition for individuals and organizations to creatively share their ideas and efforts to address health disparities in Connecticut.

We're looking for a partner in our fight to achieve health justice in Connecticut and we  want to hear from you.

We want to learn about what health issues impact your community and what creative solutions you have to address them

Health Justice CT Challenge

Judging Criteria

A panel of judges will select the top five submissions. All submissions are elevated according to the following criteria:

Message - answers the challenge questions in a creative, high quality video presentation.

Project Idea - Employs an innovative idea that is specific, attainable and relevant to addressing the social and racial factors that impact health and healthcare systems.

Capacity - Demonstrates the capacity to implement the proposed idea within a 12-month timeframe.

Video Plays - The number of plays on YouTube will help your score in this category.

The top five applicants will be evaluated by a panel of local judges between February 23, 2013 to March 8, 2013 and challenge participants will be notified by phone if their video is among the top videos selected for online public voting.

Online voting will occur from March 13, 2013 to March 19, 2013 (Midnight EST).

The Challenge winner will be notified by March 20, 2013 and publically announced on March 21, 2013.

 

Health Justice CT Challenge

Eligibility & Conditions

Please note that the following eligibility requirements must be met in order to proceed with the submission process.

All challenge participants must submit a video answering the challenge questions and complete an online application form

All challenge participants must be CT residents, a CT based organization, school or group. The proposed project must impact residents living in Connecticut.

All challenge participants must have the capacity to deliver and implement their proposed idea. (A final report is required at the completion of the project.)

Entries previously submitted in other contests or projects that have been previously commercialized are not eligible for this challenge.

Challenge participants must avoid filming or referencing copyrighted material or trademarks, such as logo-laden apparel, brands, or music in their videos in order to be eligible to win.

All video entries must be original and must not infringe or violate the rights of any third parties, including, but not limited to copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and rights of publicity/privacy.

As a condition of entering into this Contest, participants acknowledge and agree to the following:

Health Justice CT is a project of the Society of New Communications Research ("SNCR"), and is whereas the legal entity sponsoring this challenge.

SNCR reserves the right to make additions to and/or deletions from the submission process above or otherwise make any and all changes to the eligibility requirements with or without notice, including, but not limited to, changes to the contest guidelines, deadline, and file requirements.

SNCR is not responsible for lost, stolen, or incorrectly submitted entries. All entries become the sole property of SNCR.

All decisions regarding the challenge, including, but not limited to, rules, eligibility, and winner selection are at SNCR and exclusive discretion, are final, and are not subject to appeal.

Challenge participants agree to be bound by these official rules and SNCR's determination of the winner shall be final.

By submitting a video and entry form, all challenge participants agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless SNCR from all claims and damages arising out of his/her/their participation in the challenge and submission process, and to have his/her/their video used at SNCR's discretion in any and all media now known or hereafter devised.

By submitting a video and entry form, all challenge participants acknowledge that the prize must be used to implement the proposed project idea.

Challenge participants agree to cooperate with SNCR reporting requirement if the prize is awarded in the timeframe determined by SNCR.

Challenge participants agree that all video entries and submissions become the sole property of SNCR and that SNCR may use and/or edit/alter, for all purposes and without compensation, all video entries submitted in the challenge without compensation.

SNCR reserves the right to use submission or submitter's name ("challenge participant") and likeness in all promotion in any medium including the web.

Winning participant(s) agree that as a condition of accepting the prize, they will cooperate with SNCR and provide information regarding themselves and the winning submission, including without limitation: the winner's name and likeness (es); articles; and press releases. All such information may be used by SNCR for all purposes and without compensation.

Challenge participants agree to waive all rights to claim exemplary, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or max damages defined and limited to one dollar, and that all causes of action arising out of or connection with this challenge, or any monies awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action.

SNCR reserves the right to cancel the challenge at any time without obligation or prior notice.

No employer-employee relationship is created as a result of participating in the challenge.

All copyrights and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.

 

 

Health Justice CT Challenge

2013 Finalists

The Finalists Are:

A First Response to Rural Disparities

A First Response to Rural Disparities
Submitted by: Eastern Connecticut Area
Health Education

Education Elevating Equity

Education Elevating Equity
Submitted by: Connecticut Commission
for Health Equity

Healthy Slow Cooker Class

Healthy Slow Cooker Class
Submitted by: Slow Food USA.

North Hartford Community Kitchen Project

North Hartford Community Kitchen Project
Submitted by Hartford Food System, Inc.

We Are One Voice

We Are One Voice
Submitted by: Ledge Light Health District.

Health Justice CT Challenge

2012 Finalists

Here are the previous top five finalists of the Health Justice CT Challenge:

TRA Heart Health – Health Justice or Just Us?” submitted by Ledge Light Health District

Health Justice in the Garden” submitted by Summer of Solutions

Health Justice for US” submitted by Uncas Health District with Norwich Adult Education

Sex Education that speaks to me! Teen Talk Para Latinos” submitted by Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

What does Health Justice Sound Like?” submitted by Community Health Center Association of CT

With the voting taking place online, to win the challenge each finalist needed to mobilize their social networks to gain the most votes. More than seven thousands votes came in and the public voted for the Summer of Solutions and their project to win the $10,000 cash prize to implement Health Justice in the Garden!

The Health Justice in the Garden project addressed the food desert issue in Hartford. The project engaged residents in urban farming and created a community garden provided residents access to fresh fruit and vegetables.

Health Justice CT Challenge