Dancin’ to Change Diabetes National Video Contest by Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk has launched its online video contest in order to increase diabetes awareness. The title of the video contest is Dancin’ to Change Diabetes. ABC’s Dancing with the Stars champion Drew Lachey will lead a panel of contest judges. Unfortunately, it is not You who can vote in a video, but it’s the panel of judges. The public will vote for their three finalists. Still, it is a contest with a great aim - at least several families I know have a member suffering from diabetes. One in 28 adults and one in eight African American adults in San Francisco County have diabetes, according to their press release.

Content: submit videos of the cool moves that help you stay active and healthy.
Deadline of video contest submission: May 26 2008
Eligibility: over 18 years old, US resident (over 19 in Nebraska and Alabama)
Prize: First prize is a year-long gym membership within close
proximity to winner; second place is a Wii(TM) System
including Wii(TM) controllers, Wii Fit(TM) and Dance Dance
Revolution(TM); third place is a four hundred dollar gift
certificate to REI(R), a popular sporting goods store.
Rules of video contest: http://www.dancingtochangediabetes.com/

Here is Drew Lachey dancing freestyle with Cheryl Burke (”Brokeback Mountain to the music world”)

Sick Profits Video Contest: Parody of Healthcare Insurance

Sick Profits Video Contest gives you a chance to criticize the current problems of the health insurance industry. The sponsor is Northwest Federation of Community Organizations.

content: making fun at corporate health insurance, bring about changes and fight for a guaranteed health care system for everyone in the US. Parody is key.

Some themes:

• Health insurance companies care more about their profits than about people
• Health insurance companies make their money by saying no to people who are applying for insurance and stamping DENIED! on requests for health care
• We need to investigate health insurance companies to find out how they weasel out of paying for health care and where their money really goes
• Health insurance companies split us apart by age, health status, etc. rather than supporting a health care system that works for everyone in our communities

prize: $1,000
eligibility: over 18-year-old US residents

Further info: http://sickprofits.org/guidelines.htm