THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

From the 3rd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Public Health

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that seeks to promote and protect the health of people and the communities they live, learn, work, and play in.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Nominees

Business or Exploitation?
truth® is America's longest running and most successful national youth smoking prevention campaign,…
Consumer Reports Warning to Avoid Romaine due to E. Coli Outbreak
Following an E. Coli outbreak that sickened dozens of people across the U.S. and Canada in early 20…
Coverage Coalition
Millions of people benefited from The Affordable Care Act. Especially those who were most in need a…
Creating a Global Healthcare Movement
In April 2018, Cura and the Vatican's Pontifical Counsel held its biennial conference, Unite to Cur…
Drivers of Change
As a new brand in the Irish market, mytaxi wanted to build its relationship with driver and connect…
FNV Campaign
We're on a mission to get the world to eat more fruits and veggies. Fresh, frozen, canned and dried…
Give Gen Z the Facts NOW
Most people would consider cigarette smoking an adult choice. The reality is about 9 out 10 of smok…
Give a Spit About Cancer
DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people (6 million and counting!) and social cha…
Got Vaccines? Got Life!
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's "Got vaccines? Got life!" campaign is an effective and compelling repr…
Hospital of Love
For years, Barretos Cancer Hospital carried on its name a disease that scares and repels. In 2016, …
NFL Play 60 Challenge
Physical activity produces physical, psychological and social benefits, and inactive children are l…
No Hard Feelings
The good news: The teen smoking rate is down to 6%. But the bad news: Millions of teens still smoke…
Premier Health Opioid Awareness Campaign
Opioid abuse has become a critical issue facing the entire country, and it is especially rampant i…
Universal Community Planning Tool
The Universal Community Planning Tool was developed by the Garrett County Health Department in Garr…
Unsuay
It is estimated that 1 in 4 Malaysians gets cancer by the age of 75 every year. Yet, more than 70% …
VH1 Hip Hop Squares + Truth
Big Tobacco went to court for racketeering in 2006. After 10 years of dragging out the legal procee…
Your Voice Lives On
There were approximately 1,081 fatalities caused by public shootings in the United States last year…