A Dermacentor tick

The California Department of Public Health and the DEET Education

Program are excited to announce the launch of our Tick-bite Prevention

Video Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest!  The purpose of the

contest is to create short video public service announcements to help

people understand how to prevent tick-bites.

The contest is open to California residents only. There are two age and

award categories for the Video PSA:

1) 17 and younger

2) 18 and older 

The first place winner in both categories will receive $350 and an award certificate.

The winning videos may be featured on broadcast TV and/or radio and on government

and partner websitesand will remain available on YouTube. The winners may be invited

to press events and/or asked to appear in futurecontest promotional videos. Other 

awards certificates will be issued for winners receivingsecond or third place or honorable

mention.

Complete contest rules and entry forms can be found at: 

http://www.deetonline.org/CDPHvideocontest/

<http://www.deetonline.org/CDPHvideocontest/> . Entries are being

accepted through April 1, 2011.

We would like to ask for your assistance is distributing the information throughout California.

Please forward this entire email and attachment to any and all individuals and organizations who

may be interested.We are especially interested in getting the information into the hands of some

our incredibly talented young adultsand school children California.

If you have questions, please contact:

Claudia J. Erickson, MS, CHES 

Health Education & Communication Specialist 

Veterinary Public Health Section 

CA Department of Public Health 

(916) 552-9762 claudia.erickson@cdph.ca.gov <mailto:claudia.erickson@cdph.ca.gov>