Find the answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the annual Teen Health 360 Open Call below.
The contest is open to anyone! Entries can be from an individual, a group of people or an organization. We particularly welcome submissions from groups or families which involve cross-generational collaboration between school age youth, their parents/guardians, grandparents or other trusting adults.
The annual Teen Health 360 Open Call is organized by a Steering Committee with diverse backgrounds and experiences who share a common interest in improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities. We believe in the power of the local community!
Learn more about the Steering Committee 禄.
Your submission can be one of the following categories:
- Written narratives of stories or experiences (800 words max)
- Poems
- Images such as a picture, drawing, infographic, or painting (please add a caption/short description of the key messages illustrated by the image or images)
- Audios or videos (5 minutes max)
- Other mixed media works which combine storytelling, visuals, audio, or video
The submission should be related to the Open Call topic specific to the year.
Crowdsourcing is the process of having a group solve a problem and then sharing that solution widely with the public. The basic idea is that groups of people can work together to solve problems that individual experts cannot. Crowdsourcing tools, such as challenge contests, are increasingly used to improve public health.
An open call is one strategy that can be used to crowdsource information from a broad array of people. Open calls invite people to contribute creative ideas in response to a specific problem, followed by sharing and implementation of exceptional ideas that are contributed.
If you are interested in open calls and crowdsourcing as a strategy for solving public health problems, please check out these useful resources:
The judging committee for the annual Teen Health 360 Open Call includes independent volunteer judges who represent diverse sub-populations including clinicians, researchers, teachers/faculty, middle and high school students, parents, and other community members.
To join the Judging Committee, please .
- Relevance to the Open Call topic
- Relevance to the target populations- High school, Middle school, Teachers, Parents, Guardians, and Caring Adults
- Innovation & Creativity
- Inclusivity
- Feasibility
- Overall Quality
Yes! Please contribute as many submissions as you wish.
A total of $2,500 in prizes will be awarded for exceptional winning submissions ($50 to $200)
Teen Health 360 encourages creativity, reflection, and authentic youth and community voices. We recognize that artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, or other generative AI tools, are increasingly used in learning and creative work. The goal of the Open Call is to highlight your own ideas, perspectives, and experiences related to teen health and well-being. AI should therefore be used only as a support tool, not as a replacement for your own thinking, insights, or creativity. Participants may use AI in limited ways to support their work, such as brainstorming ideas, organizing outlines, checking grammar or clarity.
Submissions that are primarily or fully generated by AI are not permitted, including copying and submitting AI-generated text without significant personal input or relying on AI to create the main ideas or message. If AI tools were used during the preparation of your submission, please briefly indicate how they were used in the submission form (e.g., brainstorming ideas, editing grammar, or organizing an outline). There is no penalty for appropriate AI use, but transparency is required. Submissions that demonstrate genuine voice, originality, and thoughtful engagement with teen health issues will be prioritized.
Yes, you will retain all intellectual property that is submitted. However, be aware that the point of this open call is to create open-access information sharing to generate program strategies and key messages for use in the Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education program. All personal information shared during this contest will be processed in accordance with the current General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules.
By submitting your entry to the contest, you agree to grant the organizers the right to use, display, publish, transmit, copy, edit, alter, store and re-format your entry and any accompanying materials.
