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85 Youth from All Over Oregon Use Camera to Show What Health Means to Them

By: CHP | Posted on: March 24th, 2010 | 11 comments | Share:
Categories: Education • Policies and Laws • Nutrition • Public Health • Rural Health • Urban Issues

- Scio
- Hood River
- La Grande
- Tillamook
- Lincoln City
- The Dalles
- St. Helens
- Clackamas

These are just some of the towns from which we received entries in this year’s photo contest. It was another success as we received 85 photos from young men and women throughout Oregon.

Our panel of judges—which consisted of students, educators, artists, a public health lawyer, and health professionals—were impressed and inspired by the photos and their captions. Despite the nearly impossible task of eliminating most of these wonderful works of art, we have identified a list of the “top 20” photos.

Click on the flickr link below to read the titles and captions that reveal just how these young men and women view public health in their community.

Click here to view these photos and read the captions.

Thanks to all of everyone who submitted your photos. You are all to be congratulated for your insightful and artistic view of public health!

The top three winners will be announced during a special awards ceremony at the Hollywood Theater on April 6, 2010 at 6pm in Portland, OR, as part of National Public Health Week.

The event take place before a free movie screening of Straightlaced: How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up. It is a free event and open to contestants, students, and their family and friends. For more information on the awards ceremony, the free movie screening, or other events in Oregon commemorating National Public Health Week, click here for the full scoop and latest information.

To learn more about Straighlaced:

Now it’s your turn to be the judge of the photos. We’d love to hear your comments on Top 20 photos of this year’s contest.

Which is your favorite?

11 Comments:

1 Posted by Chris on March 6th, 2011 at 02:10 PM

It is so cool to see the creative ideas that the kids are coming up with. When the traditional definition is this: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_health_mean/alert 1 we must remember that there are so many dimensions to health and fitness that we must piece together our own ideals. This is a great contest and I look forward to seeing the 2011 entries.

2 Posted by CHP Admin on April 22nd, 2010 at 09:13 PM

Kelsie- look again for an announcement on our website in February next year. Or better yet- follow us on Facebook or Twitter. We usually do this prior to celebrating National Public Health Week. So start thinking about how your where you live impacts your health

3 Posted by Kelsie on April 20th, 2010 at 11:34 AM

when is your next photo contest going to be? If your even going to have another..

4 Posted by Tucker Stantliff Photography on April 7th, 2010 at 03:40 PM

I know im in middle school and I have amazing photography for my age but the highschool and middle/jr highschools should be separated lol

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5 Posted by CHP Admin on April 6th, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Mallory- yes the event is Tuesday April 6th (not Monday April 5th). The winners will be announced at 6pm. Hope to see you there.

6 Posted by Mallory on April 5th, 2010 at 03:24 PM

tonight? I thought it was Tuesday April 6th, when you were announcing the winners?

7 Posted by CHP Admin on April 5th, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Donna- thanks for the input. We’ll take your suggestion to the committee if we do this again next year. We’re happy to encourage more participation and to get all ages of youth thinking about ways to improve their community’s health. Thanks for your encouragement. We hope to see you at the event at the Hollywood Theater tonight as well.

8 Posted by CHP Admin on April 5th, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Mallory- The event tonight is free and open to the public, so please feel free to attend at 6pm. We hope to see as many of the photo contest participants and their friends and family as possible. If you are a winner and you cannot attend, yes, you will still get your prize.

9 Posted by Donna Vandiver on April 5th, 2010 at 11:15 AM

It seems as if the majority of the top 20 are in high school. Would it be possible to separate the ages for junior high and then high school?

10 Posted by Mallory on April 5th, 2010 at 10:35 AM

And if we dont attend and we are a winner, will we still win our prize?

11 Posted by Mallory on April 5th, 2010 at 10:34 AM

I just had a question if where we are supposed to go is Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy BlvdPortland, OR 97212)?