An open call is a form of crowdsourcing that focuses on engaging a broad array of people in a contest to contribute creative knowledge and generate fresh perspectives about a specific problem, followed by the sharing and implementation of exceptional ideas that are contributed, in collaboration with the community.
Teen Health 360's community steering committee hosts an annual open call to engage the community (including youth, parents/guardians, teachers, services providers and community members) in an open dialogue about communication and relationships with teens. The goal is to empower teens to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.
My Health, My Choice: What does Empowering Teen Sexual Health and STI Prevention look like?
The 2025 Open Call focuses on promoting teen-centered, inclusive, and stigma-free conversations about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The contest was open to any individual or any group to share original submissions surrounding the above theme to address the following goals:
- Empower teens with knowledge, resources, and confidence to navigate STI prevention, testing, and treatment without barriers.
- Expand access to sexual health education and healthcare services to ensure teens receive timely and accurate information.
- Reduce stigma and foster safe, supportive environments where teens can openly engage with trusted adults and access necessary care.
A Judging Committee was organized to evaluate the submissions. Each submission was reviewed by at least five judges from the judging team, consisting of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences (including teens).
Submissions were scored using the following criteria:
- Relevance to the open call theme
- Relevance to program target populations (middle and high school students, teachers, parents, guardians, and other caring adults)
- Creativity
- Inclusivity
- Feasibility of information for program use
- Overall quality
- Adryan Adams-Ruiz
- Alex Rago, EVMS
- Amy Matzke-Fawcett, Joint School of Public Health at 黑料正能量 and NSU
- Audrey Mosley, Norfolk Public Schools
- Beth Parker, EVMS
- Betty Wade Coyle, Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads
- Darrick Person, Norfolk Public Schools
- Diana Tagbor, Inova
- Elizabeth Ying, TH360 Teen Advisory
- George Abraham, Health Services
- Haley Hunsaker, EVMS
- Hannah Ying, TH360 Teen Advisory
- Harsha Snitha Kamineni, Riley Children's Hospital - Indiana University School of medicine
- Janele Marek, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
- Jillian Churchwell
- Karen Li, VCU
- Karen Nanez, EVMS
- Kathy Lamm, Virginia Department of Public Health
- Kevin Jiang
- Kimberlee Murray, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
- Kisha King, VDH - Norfolk Health District
- Liyun Wu, NSU
- Luna He
- Luwam Abeselom
- Madison Beardslee, VDH
- Maggie Tu
- Matt Herman, EVMS
- Nancy Welch, Chesapeake Health Department
- Rachel Brown, VDH - Norfolk Health District
- Robert S Hewitt Jr, Virginia Beach Human Services Prevention
- Stella Zhu, TH360 Teen Advisory
- Stephanie Hudson, VDH
- Vernisha Ames, Healthy Portsmouth
- Will Jiang
We received 55 submissions responding to the theme 'My Health, My Choice: What does Empowering Teen Sexual Health and STI Prevention look like?' We identified 31 submissions for awards, with the help of a group of 32 independent judges who represented diverse sub-populations.
Winning Submissions
- 1st- Luna H.
- 2nd- Anna Y.
- 2nd- Maggie T.
- 3rd- Will J.
- 3rd- Luna H.
- 3rd- Paul W.
- 1st- Adedolapo A.
- 2nd- Williams W.
- 2nd- Harsha K.
- 3rd- Charity M.
- 3rd- Frederick S.
- 3rd- Kalanni S.
- 1st- Ivana L.
- 2nd- Amanda J.
- 2nd- Yada M.
- 3rd- Uriel J.
- 3rd- Diego C.
- 3rd- Haiden F.
- Wendy S.
- April L.
- Harrison T.
- Kevin J.
- Jermaine D.
- Shaun B.
- Lyn H.
- Aaren H.
- Hannah Y.
- George A.
- Francis M.
- Yoshita P.
- Gabriela A.
My Health, My Choice: What does Empowering Teen Sexual Health and STI Prevention look like?
The 2025 Open Call focuses on promoting teen-centered, inclusive, and stigma-free conversations about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The contest was open to any individual or any group to share original submissions surrounding the above theme to address the following goals:
- Empower teens with knowledge, resources, and confidence to navigate STI prevention, testing, and treatment without barriers.
- Expand access to sexual health education and healthcare services to ensure teens receive timely and accurate information.
- Reduce stigma and foster safe, supportive environments where teens can openly engage with trusted adults and access necessary care.
A Judging Committee was organized to evaluate the submissions. Each submission was reviewed by at least five judges from the judging team, consisting of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences (including teens).
Submissions were scored using the following criteria:
- Relevance to the open call theme
- Relevance to program target populations (middle and high school students, teachers, parents, guardians, and other caring adults)
- Creativity
- Inclusivity
- Feasibility of information for program use
- Overall quality
- Adryan Adams-Ruiz
- Alex Rago, EVMS
- Amy Matzke-Fawcett, Joint School of Public Health at 黑料正能量 and NSU
- Audrey Mosley, Norfolk Public Schools
- Beth Parker, EVMS
- Betty Wade Coyle, Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads
- Darrick Person, Norfolk Public Schools
- Diana Tagbor, Inova
- Elizabeth Ying, TH360 Teen Advisory
- George Abraham, Health Services
- Haley Hunsaker, EVMS
- Hannah Ying, TH360 Teen Advisory
- Harsha Snitha Kamineni, Riley Children's Hospital - Indiana University School of medicine
- Janele Marek, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
- Jillian Churchwell
- Karen Li, VCU
- Karen Nanez, EVMS
- Kathy Lamm, Virginia Department of Public Health
- Kevin Jiang
- Kimberlee Murray, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
- Kisha King, VDH - Norfolk Health District
- Liyun Wu, NSU
- Luna He
- Luwam Abeselom
- Madison Beardslee, VDH
- Maggie Tu
- Matt Herman, EVMS
- Nancy Welch, Chesapeake Health Department
- Rachel Brown, VDH - Norfolk Health District
- Robert S Hewitt Jr, Virginia Beach Human Services Prevention
- Stella Zhu, TH360 Teen Advisory
- Stephanie Hudson, VDH
- Vernisha Ames, Healthy Portsmouth
- Will Jiang
We received 55 submissions responding to the theme 'My Health, My Choice: What does Empowering Teen Sexual Health and STI Prevention look like?' We identified 31 submissions for awards, with the help of a group of 32 independent judges who represented diverse sub-populations.
Winning Submissions
- 1st- Luna H.
- 2nd- Anna Y.
- 2nd- Maggie T.
- 3rd- Will J.
- 3rd- Luna H.
- 3rd- Paul W.
- 1st- Adedolapo A.
- 2nd- Williams W.
- 2nd- Harsha K.
- 3rd- Charity M.
- 3rd- Frederick S.
- 3rd- Kalanni S.
- 1st- Ivana L.
- 2nd- Amanda J.
- 2nd- Yada M.
- 3rd- Uriel J.
- 3rd- Diego C.
- 3rd- Haiden F.
- Wendy S.
- April L.
- Harrison T.
- Kevin J.
- Jermaine D.
- Shaun B.
- Lyn H.
- Aaren H.
- Hannah Y.
- George A.
- Francis M.
- Yoshita P.
- Gabriela A.
What does a supportive relationship look like between an adult and a teen?
Parents and caring adults play a critical role particularly during the transition from adolescence into adulthood. We would like to hear your insights, voices, and perspectives regarding the relationship between a caring adult and a teen.
Findings will be used to inform approaches to promote effective support from adults to empower teens to make informed decisions about their relationships, health, and well-being.
The contest is open to everyone to share original submissions surrounding the above theme to address the following goals:
- Guide teens to identify a caring adult for support when facing challenging situations or difficult decisions.
- Support teens to build and foster trusting and supportive relationships with caring adults.
- Create a safe space to empower teens to communicate with a caring adult for support to prevent and act against bullying, harassment, and violenc
We received 63 submissions responding to the theme 'What does a supportive relationship look like between an adult and a teen?' We identified 28 submissions for awards, with the help of a group of 28 independent judges who represented diverse sub-populations.
- 1st - Sharon H. and the Garden of Hope, Inc.
- 2nd - Kinley C.
- 2nd - Rommel C.
- 2nd- Reggie, Alaura, and Kaira (Teens with a Purpose)
- 3rd - Kierra T
- 1st - Maggie T.
- 1st - Kevin J.
- 2nd - Luna H.
- 2nd - Hannah H.
- 2nd - Grace P.
- 2nd - Lee C.
- 3rd - Will J.
- 3rd - Elizabeth Y.
- 3rd - Hannah Y.
- 3rd - Stella Z
- 3rd - Natalie C.
- 3rd - Anna Y.
- 1st - Wendy S
- 1st - Adedolapo A
- 2nd - Wendy S
- 2nd - Oluwakorede A
- 2nd - Aliyha G
- 3rd - Tim L
- 3rd - Marciana C
- 3rd - Zacc E
- 3rd - Archie B Jr.
- 3rd - Aditya C
- 3rd - Markiah M
- Anson L
- April L
- Adjoa W
- Elijah R
- Jacey L
- Kamil D
- Kerry X
- Leo T
- Michael H
- Oliver C
- Saron M
A Judging Committee will be organized to evaluate the submissions. Each submission will be reviewed by at least five judges from the judging team, which will consist of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences (including teens).
Submissions will be judged using the following criteria:
- Relevance to the open call theme
- Relevance to program target populations (middle and high school students, teachers, parents, guardians, and other caring adults)
- Innovation
- Inclusivity
- Feasibility of information for program use
- Overall quality
- Alex Rago, EVMS
- Anne Moriarty
- Audrey Mosley, Norfolk Public Schools
- Bintao Feng, Peninsula Chinese American Association
- Danielle Long, EVMS Medical Student
- Darrick Person, Norfolk Public Schools
- Gwendolyn George, EVMS
- Hong Tang, Framatome
- Jessica Simmons, The Up Center
- Jinying Ye-Germond, ECA
- Karen Nanez, EVMS
- Kevin Jiang
- Kimberlee Murray, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
- Liang Yu, EVMS RCS
- Luna He
- Luwam Abeselom
- Maggie Tu
- Marciana Castillo, EVMS Internal Medicine
- Michele Tryon, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
- Rachel Perry, Mediation Center of Hampton Roads
- Ruth Hu, Tidewater Community College
- Samantha Brown, EVMS
- Shree Anderson, Old Dominion University
- Stephanie Cousins, Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Tammie M Mobley, Flawless Imperfections/R.E.A.L Girlz
- Tiffany Ivey, Communities in Schools
- Will Jiang
Steering Committee
- Hongyun "Tracy" Fu, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Community Health and Research (CHR), EVMS Pediatrics; Teen Health 360 Program Principal Investigator (PI)
- Kelli England, Ph.D.; Professor and Director, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics, Teen Health 360 Program Co-investigator (CO-I)
- Matthew Herman, MPH, CHES; Associate Director, EVMS' Brock Institute for Global and Community Health, Teen Health 360 Program Co-I
- Amy Paulson, MPH, AE-C; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Executive Director, Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH); Teen Health 360 Program Co-I
- Beth Parker, MS.Ed; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Assistant Director, Minus 9 to 5
- Brianna Marshall, B.S.; EVMS MPH Student and Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Luwam Abeselom, B.S.; Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Janvi Agrawal, EVMS MD Student
- Darrick Person, MS; Senior Coordinator, Health, Safety and Physical Education, Norfolk Public Schools
- Rachel Brown; Adolescent Health Coordinator; Division of Child and Family Health
Office of Family Health Services; Virginia Department of Health (VDH) - Evelyn Jones, MPH; Reproductive Health and Perinatal Epidemiologist; Division of Population Health Data ; Office of Family Health Service; Virginia Department of Health
- Nancy M. Welch MD, MHA, MBA; Health Director, Chesapeake Health Department Victoria Farr, M.S.; Freelance Visual Designer, and Social Media Specialist, EVMS Teen Health 360 Program Consultant
- Phyllis C. Stoneburner, MBA, BSN, RN.; Executive Director, Healthy Chesapeake Inc.
- Kyzwana Caves, MD, FAAP, AAHIVS; Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD), Assistant Professor, EVMS Pediatrics
- Wendy Schofer, M.D.; pediatrician at CHKD; Founder and Certified life and health coach of Family in Focus
- Molly Thompson, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alignment, YMCA of South Hampton Roads
- Elizabeth A. Brown, PhD, MPA; Assistant Professor & Director, B.S. Public Health Program
- Angela Hollingsworth, City of Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Sharon Houston M.S.W.; First Lady of Gethsemane Community Fellowship Church, Deputy Director of The Garden of Hope
- Michelle Belle Ed.D.; Assistant Professor at Virginia State University, The Saturday Academy
- Julius Hayes, The Saturday Academy, Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Rhonda Winder-Carby, Parent
- Marissa Adams M.S.W.; Executive Director of Sisters in Service Inc.
- Karen Li, Sophomore Student, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Luna He, High School Student, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Maggie Tu, High School Student, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Kasim Carby, High School Student, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Suzanne Day, PhD, MA; Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, UNC at Chapel Hill
- Weiming Tang, PhD, MS; Assistant Professor, UNC at Chapel Hill, Co-Director, UNC Project-China; Advisor, SESH Global
- Joseph Tucker: MD, PhD, MA.; Full Professor, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Director, UNC China Program, Founder, SESH Global and Champion of Crowdsourcing Interventions
What does a supportive relationship look like between an adult and a teen?
Parents and caring adults play a critical role particularly during the transition from adolescence into adulthood. We would like to hear your insights, voices, and perspectives regarding the relationship between a caring adult and a teen.
Findings will be used to inform approaches to promote effective support from adults to empower teens to make informed decisions about their relationships, health, and well-being.
The contest is open to everyone to share original submissions surrounding the above theme to address the following goals:
- Guide teens to identify a caring adult for support when facing challenging situations or difficult decisions.
- Support teens to build and foster trusting and supportive relationships with caring adults.
- Create a safe space to empower teens to communicate with a caring adult for support to prevent and act against bullying, harassment, and violenc
We received 63 submissions responding to the theme 'What does a supportive relationship look like between an adult and a teen?' We identified 28 submissions for awards, with the help of a group of 28 independent judges who represented diverse sub-populations.
- 1st - Sharon H. and the Garden of Hope, Inc.
- 2nd - Kinley C.
- 2nd - Rommel C.
- 2nd- Reggie, Alaura, and Kaira (Teens with a Purpose)
- 3rd - Kierra T
- 1st - Maggie T.
- 1st - Kevin J.
- 2nd - Luna H.
- 2nd - Hannah H.
- 2nd - Grace P.
- 2nd - Lee C.
- 3rd - Will J.
- 3rd - Elizabeth Y.
- 3rd - Hannah Y.
- 3rd - Stella Z
- 3rd - Natalie C.
- 3rd - Anna Y.
- 1st - Wendy S
- 1st - Adedolapo A
- 2nd - Wendy S
- 2nd - Oluwakorede A
- 2nd - Aliyha G
- 3rd - Tim L
- 3rd - Marciana C
- 3rd - Zacc E
- 3rd - Archie B Jr.
- 3rd - Aditya C
- 3rd - Markiah M
- Anson L
- April L
- Adjoa W
- Elijah R
- Jacey L
- Kamil D
- Kerry X
- Leo T
- Michael H
- Oliver C
- Saron M
A Judging Committee will be organized to evaluate the submissions. Each submission will be reviewed by at least five judges from the judging team, which will consist of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences (including teens).
Submissions will be judged using the following criteria:
- Relevance to the open call theme
- Relevance to program target populations (middle and high school students, teachers, parents, guardians, and other caring adults)
- Innovation
- Inclusivity
- Feasibility of information for program use
- Overall quality
- Alex Rago, EVMS
- Anne Moriarty
- Audrey Mosley, Norfolk Public Schools
- Bintao Feng, Peninsula Chinese American Association
- Danielle Long, EVMS Medical Student
- Darrick Person, Norfolk Public Schools
- Gwendolyn George, EVMS
- Hong Tang, Framatome
- Jessica Simmons, The Up Center
- Jinying Ye-Germond, ECA
- Karen Nanez, EVMS
- Kevin Jiang
- Kimberlee Murray, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
- Liang Yu, EVMS RCS
- Luna He
- Luwam Abeselom
- Maggie Tu
- Marciana Castillo, EVMS Internal Medicine
- Michele Tryon, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
- Rachel Perry, Mediation Center of Hampton Roads
- Ruth Hu, Tidewater Community College
- Samantha Brown, EVMS
- Shree Anderson, Old Dominion University
- Stephanie Cousins, Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Tammie M Mobley, Flawless Imperfections/R.E.A.L Girlz
- Tiffany Ivey, Communities in Schools
- Will Jiang
Steering Committee
- Hongyun "Tracy" Fu, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Community Health and Research (CHR), EVMS Pediatrics; Teen Health 360 Program Principal Investigator (PI)
- Kelli England, Ph.D.; Professor and Director, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics, Teen Health 360 Program Co-investigator (CO-I)
- Matthew Herman, MPH, CHES; Associate Director, EVMS' Brock Institute for Global and Community Health, Teen Health 360 Program Co-I
- Amy Paulson, MPH, AE-C; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Executive Director, Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH); Teen Health 360 Program Co-I
- Beth Parker, MS.Ed; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Assistant Director, Minus 9 to 5
- Brianna Marshall, B.S.; EVMS MPH Student and Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Luwam Abeselom, B.S.; Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Janvi Agrawal, EVMS MD Student
- Darrick Person, MS; Senior Coordinator, Health, Safety and Physical Education, Norfolk Public Schools
- Rachel Brown; Adolescent Health Coordinator; Division of Child and Family Health
Office of Family Health Services; Virginia Department of Health (VDH) - Evelyn Jones, MPH; Reproductive Health and Perinatal Epidemiologist; Division of Population Health Data ; Office of Family Health Service; Virginia Department of Health
- Nancy M. Welch MD, MHA, MBA; Health Director, Chesapeake Health Department Victoria Farr, M.S.; Freelance Visual Designer, and Social Media Specialist, EVMS Teen Health 360 Program Consultant
- Phyllis C. Stoneburner, MBA, BSN, RN.; Executive Director, Healthy Chesapeake Inc.
- Kyzwana Caves, MD, FAAP, AAHIVS; Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD), Assistant Professor, EVMS Pediatrics
- Wendy Schofer, M.D.; pediatrician at CHKD; Founder and Certified life and health coach of Family in Focus
- Molly Thompson, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alignment, YMCA of South Hampton Roads
- Elizabeth A. Brown, PhD, MPA; Assistant Professor & Director, B.S. Public Health Program
- Angela Hollingsworth, City of Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Sharon Houston M.S.W.; First Lady of Gethsemane Community Fellowship Church, Deputy Director of The Garden of Hope
- Michelle Belle Ed.D.; Assistant Professor at Virginia State University, The Saturday Academy
- Julius Hayes, The Saturday Academy, Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Rhonda Winder-Carby, Parent
- Marissa Adams M.S.W.; Executive Director of Sisters in Service Inc.
- Karen Li, Sophomore Student, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Luna He, High School Student, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Maggie Tu, High School Student, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Kasim Carby, High School Student, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Suzanne Day, PhD, MA; Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, UNC at Chapel Hill
- Weiming Tang, PhD, MS; Assistant Professor, UNC at Chapel Hill, Co-Director, UNC Project-China; Advisor, SESH Global
- Joseph Tucker: MD, PhD, MA.; Full Professor, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Director, UNC China Program, Founder, SESH Global and Champion of Crowdsourcing Interventions
What does a healthy relationship look like for teens?
The COVID-19 pandemic had a multifaceted impact on the health of populations worldwide. In particular, it took a huge toll on the the physical, mental, and social health of young people who are going through many challenges associated with the transition to adulthood.
Our 2022 Open Call engaged the community in an open dialogue to support teens in all types of relationships (with friends, peers, partners, parents, etc.). The contest was open to everyone to solicit insights and voices surrounding the theme to address the following goals:
- Guide teens to recognize a healthy (or unhealthy) relationship.
- Support teens to build and foster healthy relationships.
- Create safe spaces to empower teens to communicate, prevent, and act against bullying, harassment, and violence.
We received over 100 submissions, among which 75% were from school-age youth. A group of 40 independent judges from diverse sub-populations evaluated the submissions, using a standard set of judging criteria.
We received over one hundred submissions, among which 32 submissions were identified for awards by a group of 40 independent judges from diverse subpopulations.
The winning submissions have been publicly announced and disseminated through EVMS program website, social media, and other community-based channels to generate dialogue about healthy relationships for teens.
- 1st - Wendy Schofer
- 2nd - Marciana Castillo
- 3rd - Anjali C.
- 1st - Maddie Fowler & Group
- 2nd - Beach Blades
- 3rd - Karen Li & Group
- 1st - Hannah C.
- 1st - Maggie T.
- 2nd - Leo T.
- 2nd - Luna H.
- 3rd - Ophelia Y.
- 3rd - Kailani S.
- 1st - Elijah B.
- 1st - Sofia W.
- 2nd - Stella Z.
- 2nd - Auri B.
- 3rd - April L.
- 3rd - Anson L.
- 1st - Oluwakorede Adedeji & Group
- 2nd - Wenbo Y.
- 3rd - Oluwakorede Adedeji & Group
The Award for Innovation recognizes exceptional submissions that were creative and will be essential in expanding the Teen Health 360 program.
- Arianna H. (Middle School Submission)
- Carleigh P. (High School Submission)
- Daquan G. (High School Submission)
- Elijah M. (Middle School Submission)
- Kinley C. (Group Submission)
- Ollie C. (High School Submission)
- Rolanda P. (Outside of Virginia Submission)
- Sakinah M. (Adult Submission)
- Tammie M. (Group Submission)
- Wendy G. (Adult Submission)
- Yusuf B. (Outside of Virginia Submission)
- Angela Boone, Portsmouth Health Department
- Angela Hollingsworth, City of Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Beth Parker, Minus 9 to 5
- Brianna Perez, Old Dominion University
- Cameron Korb, Communities in Schools of Richmond, Inc.
- Caterina Boyd, High School Student
- Christina Greggs, High School Student
- Christina Owens, EVa Homebirth
- Danielle Long, EVMS Medical Student
- Darrick Person, Norfolk Public Schools
- Ellen Pudney, EVMS
- Erica Lu, High School Student
- Janvi Agrawal, EVMS MD Student
- Jayla Sampson, 黑料正能量 School of Nursing
- Jazmine Garcia, GEAR Recovery, Inc
- Jean Adler Stean, YMCA of South Hampton Roads
- Jennifer McGowan, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Jessica Grace Kelley, Muse Writers Center
- JoAnne Whitehouse, 黑料正能量 School of Nursing
- Karen Nanez, EVMS
- Katherine Johnson, EVMS Medical Student
- Kazhmira Foster, EVMS
- Khaliah Wilson, Norfolk State University
- Kyzwana Caves, CSG/CHKD
- Liang Yu, EVMS Reproductive Clinical Science
- Luna He, High School Student
- Maggie Tu, High School Student
- Malcolm Jones, Communities In Schools of Hampton Roads
- Marleen Mallory Brewster, The Salvation Army Kroc Center
- Nancy Welch, Chesapeake Health Department
- Noni Welch, Norfolk Department of Public Health
- Nyna Brown, High School Student
- Quinci Rockette, LGBT Life Center/ Virginia Sexuality Network
- Shunmei Zheng, High School Student
- Scotney Young, Doorways
- Stacey Carpenter, EVMS Medical Student
- Takemia Hawks, EVMS
- Taylor Wallace, EVMS Medical Student
- Tiffany Cowell, Virginia Beach Youth
- Vernon Griffin, City of Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Victoria Farr, Freelance Visual Designer
The 2022 Teen Health 360 Open Call was launched by a Steering Committee with diverse backgrounds and experiences who share a common interest in improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities.
Full Committee
- Hongyun "Tracy" Fu, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Community Health and Research (CHR), EVMS Pediatrics; Teen Health 360 Program Principal Investigator (PI)
- Kelli England, Ph.D.; Professor and Director, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics, Teen Health 360 Program Co-investigator (CO-I)
- Matthew Herman, MPH, CHES; Associate Director, EVMS' Brock Institute for Global and Community Health, Teen Health 360 Program Co-I
- Amy Paulson, MPH, AE-C; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Executive Director, Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH); Teen Health 360 Program Co-I
- Kyzwana Caves, MD, FAAP, AAHIVS; Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD), Assistant Professor, EVMS Pediatrics
- Noelle M. Gabriel MD; CHKD, Assistant Professor, EVMS Pediatrics; Norfolk School Board Member
- Patti Kiger, M.Ed.; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Executive Director, Eastern Shore Healthy Communities Coalition
- Beth Parker, MS.Ed; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Assistant Director, Minus 9 to 5
- Rebecca Slimak, MPH, CPH; CHR, EVMS Pediatrics, Teen Health 360 Program Coordinator
- Shikha Trivedi, MS; EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Brady Goggin EVMS MPH Student and Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Stacey Carpenter, B.A.; EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Katherine Johnson, B.S.; EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Emily Yeatts, MPH, MSW; Reproductive Health Unit Supervisor, Division of Child and Family Health, Office of Family Health Services (OFHS), Virginia Department of Health (VDH)
- Darrick Person, MS; Senior Coordinator, Health, Safety and Physical Education, Norfolk Public Schools
- Deirdre Love, Founder and Executive Director Teens With a Purpose - The Youth Movement
- Jennifer Warren, JD, MEd; Associate Head of School, The Hague School
- Hope Sinclair, Ph.D.; Executive Director, Communities In Schools of Hampton Roads
- Andre Elliott, District Executive Director, Eastern Shore Family YMCA and Northampton County YMCA
- Evelyn Jones, MPH; Perinatal and Reproductive Health Epidemiologist, Division of Population Health Data, OFHS, VDH
- Victoria Farr, M.S.; Freelance Visual Designer, and Social Media Specialist, EVMS Teen Health 360 Program Consultant
- Isabella Nash, High School Student, Maury High School, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Luna He, Middle School Student, Old Donation School, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Joseph Tucker: MD, PhD, MA Associate professor, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Director, UNC China Program, Founder, SESH Global and Champion of Crowdsourcing Interventions
- Suzanne Day, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, UNC at Chapel Hill
- Weiming Tang, PhD, MD, MS, Assistant Director, University of North Carolina Project-China and Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What does a healthy relationship look like for teens?
The COVID-19 pandemic had a multifaceted impact on the health of populations worldwide. In particular, it took a huge toll on the the physical, mental, and social health of young people who are going through many challenges associated with the transition to adulthood.
Our 2022 Open Call engaged the community in an open dialogue to support teens in all types of relationships (with friends, peers, partners, parents, etc.). The contest was open to everyone to solicit insights and voices surrounding the theme to address the following goals:
- Guide teens to recognize a healthy (or unhealthy) relationship.
- Support teens to build and foster healthy relationships.
- Create safe spaces to empower teens to communicate, prevent, and act against bullying, harassment, and violence.
We received over 100 submissions, among which 75% were from school-age youth. A group of 40 independent judges from diverse sub-populations evaluated the submissions, using a standard set of judging criteria.
We received over one hundred submissions, among which 32 submissions were identified for awards by a group of 40 independent judges from diverse subpopulations.
The winning submissions have been publicly announced and disseminated through EVMS program website, social media, and other community-based channels to generate dialogue about healthy relationships for teens.
- 1st - Wendy Schofer
- 2nd - Marciana Castillo
- 3rd - Anjali C.
- 1st - Maddie Fowler & Group
- 2nd - Beach Blades
- 3rd - Karen Li & Group
- 1st - Hannah C.
- 1st - Maggie T.
- 2nd - Leo T.
- 2nd - Luna H.
- 3rd - Ophelia Y.
- 3rd - Kailani S.
- 1st - Elijah B.
- 1st - Sofia W.
- 2nd - Stella Z.
- 2nd - Auri B.
- 3rd - April L.
- 3rd - Anson L.
- 1st - Oluwakorede Adedeji & Group
- 2nd - Wenbo Y.
- 3rd - Oluwakorede Adedeji & Group
The Award for Innovation recognizes exceptional submissions that were creative and will be essential in expanding the Teen Health 360 program.
- Arianna H. (Middle School Submission)
- Carleigh P. (High School Submission)
- Daquan G. (High School Submission)
- Elijah M. (Middle School Submission)
- Kinley C. (Group Submission)
- Ollie C. (High School Submission)
- Rolanda P. (Outside of Virginia Submission)
- Sakinah M. (Adult Submission)
- Tammie M. (Group Submission)
- Wendy G. (Adult Submission)
- Yusuf B. (Outside of Virginia Submission)
- Angela Boone, Portsmouth Health Department
- Angela Hollingsworth, City of Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Beth Parker, Minus 9 to 5
- Brianna Perez, Old Dominion University
- Cameron Korb, Communities in Schools of Richmond, Inc.
- Caterina Boyd, High School Student
- Christina Greggs, High School Student
- Christina Owens, EVa Homebirth
- Danielle Long, EVMS Medical Student
- Darrick Person, Norfolk Public Schools
- Ellen Pudney, EVMS
- Erica Lu, High School Student
- Janvi Agrawal, EVMS MD Student
- Jayla Sampson, 黑料正能量 School of Nursing
- Jazmine Garcia, GEAR Recovery, Inc
- Jean Adler Stean, YMCA of South Hampton Roads
- Jennifer McGowan, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Jessica Grace Kelley, Muse Writers Center
- JoAnne Whitehouse, 黑料正能量 School of Nursing
- Karen Nanez, EVMS
- Katherine Johnson, EVMS Medical Student
- Kazhmira Foster, EVMS
- Khaliah Wilson, Norfolk State University
- Kyzwana Caves, CSG/CHKD
- Liang Yu, EVMS Reproductive Clinical Science
- Luna He, High School Student
- Maggie Tu, High School Student
- Malcolm Jones, Communities In Schools of Hampton Roads
- Marleen Mallory Brewster, The Salvation Army Kroc Center
- Nancy Welch, Chesapeake Health Department
- Noni Welch, Norfolk Department of Public Health
- Nyna Brown, High School Student
- Quinci Rockette, LGBT Life Center/ Virginia Sexuality Network
- Shunmei Zheng, High School Student
- Scotney Young, Doorways
- Stacey Carpenter, EVMS Medical Student
- Takemia Hawks, EVMS
- Taylor Wallace, EVMS Medical Student
- Tiffany Cowell, Virginia Beach Youth
- Vernon Griffin, City of Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- Victoria Farr, Freelance Visual Designer
The 2022 Teen Health 360 Open Call was launched by a Steering Committee with diverse backgrounds and experiences who share a common interest in improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities.
Full Committee
- Hongyun "Tracy" Fu, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Community Health and Research (CHR), EVMS Pediatrics; Teen Health 360 Program Principal Investigator (PI)
- Kelli England, Ph.D.; Professor and Director, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics, Teen Health 360 Program Co-investigator (CO-I)
- Matthew Herman, MPH, CHES; Associate Director, EVMS' Brock Institute for Global and Community Health, Teen Health 360 Program Co-I
- Amy Paulson, MPH, AE-C; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Executive Director, Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH); Teen Health 360 Program Co-I
- Kyzwana Caves, MD, FAAP, AAHIVS; Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD), Assistant Professor, EVMS Pediatrics
- Noelle M. Gabriel MD; CHKD, Assistant Professor, EVMS Pediatrics; Norfolk School Board Member
- Patti Kiger, M.Ed.; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Executive Director, Eastern Shore Healthy Communities Coalition
- Beth Parker, MS.Ed; Instructor, CHR, EVMS Pediatrics; Assistant Director, Minus 9 to 5
- Rebecca Slimak, MPH, CPH; CHR, EVMS Pediatrics, Teen Health 360 Program Coordinator
- Shikha Trivedi, MS; EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Brady Goggin EVMS MPH Student and Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Stacey Carpenter, B.A.; EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Katherine Johnson, B.S.; EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Emily Yeatts, MPH, MSW; Reproductive Health Unit Supervisor, Division of Child and Family Health, Office of Family Health Services (OFHS), Virginia Department of Health (VDH)
- Darrick Person, MS; Senior Coordinator, Health, Safety and Physical Education, Norfolk Public Schools
- Deirdre Love, Founder and Executive Director Teens With a Purpose - The Youth Movement
- Jennifer Warren, JD, MEd; Associate Head of School, The Hague School
- Hope Sinclair, Ph.D.; Executive Director, Communities In Schools of Hampton Roads
- Andre Elliott, District Executive Director, Eastern Shore Family YMCA and Northampton County YMCA
- Evelyn Jones, MPH; Perinatal and Reproductive Health Epidemiologist, Division of Population Health Data, OFHS, VDH
- Victoria Farr, M.S.; Freelance Visual Designer, and Social Media Specialist, EVMS Teen Health 360 Program Consultant
- Isabella Nash, High School Student, Maury High School, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Luna He, Middle School Student, Old Donation School, Teen Health 360 Program Volunteer
- Joseph Tucker: MD, PhD, MA Associate professor, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Director, UNC China Program, Founder, SESH Global and Champion of Crowdsourcing Interventions
- Suzanne Day, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, UNC at Chapel Hill
- Weiming Tang, PhD, MD, MS, Assistant Director, University of North Carolina Project-China and Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
We received 34 submissions from 37 individuals, including school-age youth, parents, teachers and other community members.
All submissions were screened for eligibility by the organizing team. The 34 submissions were evaluated by a group of 18 independent judges who represented diverse sub-populations, including clinicians, researchers, teachers/faculty, middle school and high school students, parents, and other community members.
Each submission was scored by a team of six judges, with a member from each sub-population. An average score from the judging teams was used to rank the submissions for prizes using the judging criteria.
- 6 gold medals ($200 each)
- 11 silver medals ($100 each)
- 5 bronze medals ($50 each)
The voices and ideas identified through this Open Call are truly exceptional and powerful! We would like to send out a big thank you to our volunteer steering committee, judging team, and everyone who participated or contributed to this effort.
Gold Medal Submissions
- Nicole Collins-Harris,
- Darrick Person,
- Victoria Farr,
- Shakiya Steward,
- Lucas Seymour,
- Yolanda Penn,
- Anna Brush, Research Analyst, The Lewin Group
- Stacey Carpenter, EVMS medical student
- Marissa Galicia-Castillo, MD; EVMS clinician/faculty member
- Lauren Gilgannon, EVMS medical student
- Brooke Hooper, MD; EVMS clinician/faculty member
- Hannah James, EVMS medical student
- Janiya Maull, local public high school student
- Bella Nash, local public middle school student
- Mario Parker, local public middle school student
- Yolanda Penn, local public school teacher and parent
- Darrick Person, local public school teacher and parent
- Patrick Regester, local public school teacher and parent
- Essence Shaw, local public high school student
- Yiying Shen, PhD; Norfolk State University faculty member
- Taylor Wallace, EVMS medical student
- Liyun Wu, PhD; Norfolk State University faculty member
- Julie Yi, EVMS medical student
- Liang Yu, PhD; EVMS faculty member
- Tracy Fu, PhD, Associate Professor, Community Health and Research Division, EVMS Pediatrics Department
- Kelli England, PhD, Professor and Director, Community Health and Research Division, EVMS Pediatrics Department
- Matthew Herman, MPH and CHES, Associate Director, EVMS' Brock Institute for Global and Community Health
- Amy Paulson, MPH, AE-C, Director, Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH); Instructor, EVMS/CHR
- Natasha K. Sriraman, MD, MPH, FAAP, FABM, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Kyzwana Caves, MD, FAAP, AAHIVS, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Gay Goldsmith, MPH, MBA, EVMS/CHR Teen Health 360 Program Coordinator
- Rebecca Slimak, MPH, EVMS/CHR Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Lauren Truwit, MS, EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Tram Phung, BS, EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Julie Z. Yi, EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program volunteer
- Darrick Person, Senior Coordinator, Health, Safety and Physical Education at Norfolk Public School (NPS)
- Madeline Kapur, MPH, MSW, Adolescent Health Coordinator, Office of Family Health Services, Virginia Department of Health
- Melissa Meadows, MPH, MAT, Education Director, Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
- Hongyi "Michael" Wu, PhD, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
- Linda Bennington, PhD, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University
- Yuying Shen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Norfolk State University
- Merry Jiang, Sophomore at the George Washington University's School of Public Health (growing up in Virginia Beach)
- Joseph Tucker: MD, PhD, MA Associate professor, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Director, UNC China Program, Founder, SESH Global and Champion of Crowdsourcing Interventions
- Suzanne Day, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, UNC at Chapel Hill
- Shufang Wei, Communication Director, SESH Global
- Weiming Tang, PhD, MD, MS, Assistant Director, University of North Carolina Project-China and Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
We received 34 submissions from 37 individuals, including school-age youth, parents, teachers and other community members.
All submissions were screened for eligibility by the organizing team. The 34 submissions were evaluated by a group of 18 independent judges who represented diverse sub-populations, including clinicians, researchers, teachers/faculty, middle school and high school students, parents, and other community members.
Each submission was scored by a team of six judges, with a member from each sub-population. An average score from the judging teams was used to rank the submissions for prizes using the judging criteria.
- 6 gold medals ($200 each)
- 11 silver medals ($100 each)
- 5 bronze medals ($50 each)
The voices and ideas identified through this Open Call are truly exceptional and powerful! We would like to send out a big thank you to our volunteer steering committee, judging team, and everyone who participated or contributed to this effort.
Gold Medal Submissions
- Nicole Collins-Harris,
- Darrick Person,
- Victoria Farr,
- Shakiya Steward,
- Lucas Seymour,
- Yolanda Penn,
- Anna Brush, Research Analyst, The Lewin Group
- Stacey Carpenter, EVMS medical student
- Marissa Galicia-Castillo, MD; EVMS clinician/faculty member
- Lauren Gilgannon, EVMS medical student
- Brooke Hooper, MD; EVMS clinician/faculty member
- Hannah James, EVMS medical student
- Janiya Maull, local public high school student
- Bella Nash, local public middle school student
- Mario Parker, local public middle school student
- Yolanda Penn, local public school teacher and parent
- Darrick Person, local public school teacher and parent
- Patrick Regester, local public school teacher and parent
- Essence Shaw, local public high school student
- Yiying Shen, PhD; Norfolk State University faculty member
- Taylor Wallace, EVMS medical student
- Liyun Wu, PhD; Norfolk State University faculty member
- Julie Yi, EVMS medical student
- Liang Yu, PhD; EVMS faculty member
- Tracy Fu, PhD, Associate Professor, Community Health and Research Division, EVMS Pediatrics Department
- Kelli England, PhD, Professor and Director, Community Health and Research Division, EVMS Pediatrics Department
- Matthew Herman, MPH and CHES, Associate Director, EVMS' Brock Institute for Global and Community Health
- Amy Paulson, MPH, AE-C, Director, Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH); Instructor, EVMS/CHR
- Natasha K. Sriraman, MD, MPH, FAAP, FABM, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Kyzwana Caves, MD, FAAP, AAHIVS, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Gay Goldsmith, MPH, MBA, EVMS/CHR Teen Health 360 Program Coordinator
- Rebecca Slimak, MPH, EVMS/CHR Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Lauren Truwit, MS, EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Tram Phung, BS, EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program Assistant
- Julie Z. Yi, EVMS MD Student and Teen Health 360 Program volunteer
- Darrick Person, Senior Coordinator, Health, Safety and Physical Education at Norfolk Public School (NPS)
- Madeline Kapur, MPH, MSW, Adolescent Health Coordinator, Office of Family Health Services, Virginia Department of Health
- Melissa Meadows, MPH, MAT, Education Director, Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
- Hongyi "Michael" Wu, PhD, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
- Linda Bennington, PhD, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University
- Yuying Shen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Norfolk State University
- Merry Jiang, Sophomore at the George Washington University's School of Public Health (growing up in Virginia Beach)
- Joseph Tucker: MD, PhD, MA Associate professor, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Director, UNC China Program, Founder, SESH Global and Champion of Crowdsourcing Interventions
- Suzanne Day, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, UNC at Chapel Hill
- Shufang Wei, Communication Director, SESH Global
- Weiming Tang, PhD, MD, MS, Assistant Director, University of North Carolina Project-China and Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
