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Protect Me With 3+ Contest Engages Students and Parents on Key Vaccinations

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The fourth annual Protect Me With 3+ contest, a collaborative effort between the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Health, aims to raise awareness about adolescent immunizations among middle school and high school students and their parents. The contest challenges youth to create posters and videos promoting the importance of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap), human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal conjugate, and flu vaccines. New Jersey teachers are encouraged to make the contest a class project, fostering an opportunity for public health awareness and education.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Protect Me With 3+ contest aims to engage middle school and high school students, as well as their parents, on the importance of adolescent immunizations.
  • The contest challenges youth to create posters and videos promoting vaccines such as Tdap, HPV, meningococcal conjugate, and flu vaccines.
  • Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries in the video and two poster categories, with the winning entries having the chance to be distributed during statewide immunization awareness activities.
  • The contest encourages teachers to make it a class project, promoting public health awareness and education.
  • Ilise Zimmerman, Executive Director of Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey, emphasizes the importance of engaging youth and their parents in disease prevention.
  • Deputy Commissioner Dr. Arturo Brito highlights the significance of vaccinating pre-teens and teens to stay healthy.

Statistics:

  • The contest has expanded to include a poster option for high school students in its fourth year.
  • Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries in the video and two poster categories.
  • The top five finalists in each of the three categories will be posted on www.protectmewith3.com for public voting in February.
  • The winners will be announced at an award ceremony in March.
  • Submissions must be made by February 4, 2016.

Sources:

  • Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
  • New Jersey Department of Health
  • Ilise Zimmerman, Executive Director of Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
  • Deputy Commissioner Dr. Arturo Brito
  • http://www.protectmewith3.com
  • http://partnershipmch.org
  • http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/imm.shtml
  • http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151020006152/en/

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