Video Contest

In an effort to educate Alabama teenagers about protecting themselves, their families, and their friends from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases like the Zika virus, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the Alabama Environmental Health Association (AEHA) sponsored a video contest for Alabama high school-age students in August 2016.

Award-winning teen videos promote prevention of mosquito-borne diseases (09/08/16 News Release)

Video contest for Alabama teens focuses on ways to protect against mosquito-borne diseases (07/14/16 News Release)

Winners

• First Place: Fight the Bite by Lakyn Shepard
  Bob Jones High School, Madison
• Second Place: Don't Let Zika Slap You In The Face by Cassie Volkin
  Bob Jones High School, Madison
• Third Place: Zika Virus by Faron High
  Elba High School, Elba

Honorable Mentions:

• Zika Safety by Amaya Brisbon, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery
• Zika Virus by Hailey Gay, Homeschooled, Hillsboro
• Fight the Bite by Chenoa Gentle, Bob Jones High School, Madison
• Zika Virus by Carley Sims, Huntsville High School, Huntsville