Through original comics, the National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention wants teens and young adults to share their ideas about or experiences with ways to reduce health risks from certain beauty products and behaviors that people use to meet societal beauty standards. Their comics may be featured on NIH websites and social media, and winning entries will be awarded $500–$3,500. Up to five prizes will be awarded for each category: Teens (13–17 years old) and Young Adults (18–25 years old).
NIH wants to hear directly from young people because of the early age they become aware of beauty standards and begin to use beauty products and behaviors to adhere to those standards.
Graphic medicine is a blend of art, personal narrative, and health information that can help make health-related content more accessible and understandable to younger audiences.
Submissions are open until than 11:59 p.m. ET on April 2.
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