SAMHSA. Health Information Resource Center: WEB HEALTH AWARDS.

About the Web Health AwardsSM Now in its 16th year, the goal of the Web Health Awards is to recognize high-quality digital health  resources for consumers and health professionals. The awards program is organized by the Health Information Resource Center[sm] (HIRC), an 20-year old clearinghouse for professionals  who work in consumer health fields.The Web Health Awards and Web Health Awards | MOBILE  are extensions of the HIRC’s 21-year old National Health Information Awards[sm], the  largest program of its kind in  the United States. Because of the dynamic nature of digital health resources, the Web Health Awards competition  is held twice each year: Winter/Spring and Summer/Fall. How To Enter The entry window has closed for the Winter/Spring 2014 competition. Please add your name to  our mailing list to receive our call for entries in the future. Entry Classifications Organizations submitting entries for the Web Health Awards and the new  Web Health Awards | MOBILE must select an Audience (Consumers or Health Professionals) a Division (type of organization that produces the entry) and a Category (type of entry being  submitted). Web Health Awards | MOBILE features a subset of entry categories focused specifically on mobile devices. (Click here for a detailed list of entry classifications) Judging Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit certificates are awarded by Division and Category. Using a rating  scale of 1 to 100 points, a panel of health technology professionals will judge entries based on  content, format, success in reaching the targeted health audience and overall quality. Judges  will review entries during the same time frame — generally a 3-4 week window — once the entry  deadline is closed. All judges’ decisions are final. All winners in the Web Health Awards receive international recognition on webhealthawards.com, a colorful award certificate,  a listing of all winners, national publicity from the HIRC, and a one-year license to use the awards program logo for marketing and  promotional purposes Call for Judges Every year, the Health Information Resource Center™ seeks qualified individuals to serve as one of our judges that review entries for the Web Health Awards. If you are interested in judging this year's competition, please complete the judging application form. We will contact you upon receipt of this application. Frequently Asked Questions Who enters the Web Health Awards?Hundreds of local, state and national health-related organizations and companies enter the  competition. Recent winners have included AARP, Aetna, American Heart Association,  Bayer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans, Centene, CGI Federal, Cigna, CMEducation,  Coffey Communications, Edelman, Geonetric, GlaxoSmithKline, HealthEd, Healthwise,  Hospitals & Health Systems, Humana, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Ketchum, Mayo Clinic, NIH,  Quintiles, UnitedHealthcare, Walgreens, WebMD, Wellness Council of America, and more. How are the entries judged? Using a rating scale of 1 to 100 points, a panel of health technology  professionals will review entries based on content, format, success in  reaching the targeted health audience and overall quality. Entries will be  reviewed over a four week time period. All judges’ decisions are final.  For a more detailed explanation of the scoring criteria, please see the  Judging section. What is the Web Health Awards | MOBILE? The Web Health Awards | MOBILE is an expansion of our competition to  specifically recognize outstanding health applications developed for these  devices. You may enter the Web Health Awards and/or the  Web Health Awards | MOBILE for the same entry fee. What do I receive if I win an award? All award winners will receive a colorful award certificate, recognition of  your achievement on webhealthawards.com, national publicity and a  one-year license to use the awards program logo for promotional use.  You will also receive sample marketing and media materials to help  promote recognition of your award. I may be interested in serving as a judge. How do I apply? You may complete our application for judging. Who Organizes the Web Health Awards? The Web Health Awards is organized by the  Health Information Resource Center[sm](HIRC), a national clearinghouse  for professionals who work in consumer health fields. Both the Web  Health Awards and the Health Information Resource Center are  independent, and not affiliated with any organization or company that  enters the competition. May I submit a non-English language entry? At this time, we are not accepting entries that are not presented in English.  However, if you have an English version of your entry, it will be accepted  for submission. Do you know of any other awards program that I might be interested in entering? Yes, the Health Information Resource Center also organizes the  National Health Information Awards[sm], which annually recognizes the nation’s best consumer health information programs and materials that are not online or digital. If your organization works with older adults, you also may be interested in the  New Product & Technology Awards[sm], which recognizes the world’s best technologies,  products and services for older adults and their families, and the 20-year old  National Mature Media Awards[sm] which recognizes the nation’s best advertising,  marketing and education programs for older adults. Who can I contact if I have more questions? For additional questions, click here or call us at 1-800-828-8225, weekdays 9-5 Central time.