THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Special Project

Special Project

Public Health

This category honors a campaign, original content or initiative that seeks to promote and protect the health of people and well-being of communities. Whether raising awareness, driving behavioral change, or improving access to essential healthcare resources, entries should demonstrate creativity, impact, and a commitment to fostering healthier lives where people live, learn, work, and play.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

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Confronting Death to Live Better Today - Helping a Nonprofit Change End of Life
Death is universal, but our willingness to talk about it is not. We celebrate so many aspects of bi…
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Cricket to Conquer Cancer 2025
Cricket to Conquer Cancer (C2CC) was envisioned as a bold, first-of-its-kind fundraising event for …
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Facts Fight Fentanyl
The "Facts Fight Fentanyl" campaign was designed to prevent fentanyl overdose deaths and shift soci…
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Gaza's Silent Threat | Documentary
Gaza’s Silent Threat was created to spotlight the urgent reemergence of polio in Gaza after 25 year…
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HFCUniverse: Empowering Brain Health Education for the Next Generation
Research shows that up to 45% of dementia cases may be preventable through lifestyle changes. As Al…
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IVF, BABY: Protecting the Future of Fertility
In early 2024, IVF access faced unprecedented threats following a landmark ruling in Alabama, placi…
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Increasing Abortion Access with Strategic, Empathetic, AI-Optimized Storytelling
Access to reproductive and sexual health care has never been more critical—or more contested. Hey J…
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KATE: The First Harm Reduction Chatbot
Overdose Lifeline is an Indiana-based nonprofit whose mission is to provide hope and resources to f…
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Muscular Dystrophy Association - Protect Medicaid
With anticipated Medicaid reform on the horizon in 2025, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) l…
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The Ripple Effect
Our exploration of the fentanyl crisis took a different approach – one rooted in storytelling, comp…

Nominees