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Health Activist Vlog Contest: Update!
Oct 21st
With a little over a week left in our first-ever Health Activist Vlog Contest, we wanted to give you a quick update on some of the fantastic video content we've been seeing from our Health Activists. Check out these great Health Activist videos and take a moment to create your own!
- Noah Ohlsen, fitness blogger at The Pursuit of Fitness, used our contest as a stepping stone into vlogging and shared some of the great ways that video can help illustrate fitness strategies in his video: FFVV (First Fitness Video Vlog)!
- Elder Care and Aging Health Activist Anthony Cirillo, who blogs at Who Moved My Dentures?, shares his personal story in his vlog: Why I'm a Health Activist
- Video entrant Glenda Bateman, posted by Make Women Matter - a campaign to improve the lives of women and put an end to preventable deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth, shares a personal story of Health Activism
- Ade, Sickle Cell Health Activist and founder of sikcell.ning.com, shares his personal Health Activist journey and some moving member stories in his vlog entry: Why I am a Health Activist for Sickle Cell
- Paul Winter, ME/CFS Health Activist and long term vlogger, uses his video: Why I am A Activist for ME/CFS Sufferers to share his own story and the benefits of using video
- In Persistence & Determination!, Diabetes Health Activist and Health and Chronic Illness Specialist Ginger Vieira tells us why Health Activism is so important and why each of us should be our own advocate
- Dani Z, vlogger at Dani Z World and Mental Illness Health Activist, shares the impact of video on her Health Activism and in breaking the stigma associated with Mental Illness in her video: Raising MI Awareness Through Video
We think these vlog entries are all an awesome testament to the power of video in Health Activism and we hope you found them to be as inspiring as we did! Be sure to record and share your own Health Activist video before our contest ends on October 31st!
It’s All About Leverage: Opportunities to Create
Oct 12th
At our recent Health Activist Meetup, media guru Carissa O'Brien led an exciting breakout session focused on creating engaging content by utilizing multimedia and video. Carissa's group of enthusiastic Health Activists began by sharing stories about their use of multimedia, or lack thereof, and we quickly discovered that even with little time, little money or little experience, we could create awesome interactive content!
Opportunities to capture content happen all the time - in the work place, at meetups, in the grocery store - everywhere! Keeping your eyes open for chances to create content seems easy enough, but being quick on the draw and taking a moment to actually snap a photo or record someone's thoughts can be a bit trickier.
Use these 3 key takeaways to get started and you'll find creating multimedia content to be fun and easy!
1. Be aware of opportunities to create content
- Take advantage of all opportunities
- Keep in mind that multimedia can include many types of content
2. Utilize content created by others
- Content does not need to be created by you
- Different voices offer more perspective
3. Create, don't wait!
- Don't allow inspiration to pass you by
- Take advantage of moments of inspiration
Want more? Carissa also shares her thoughts on the breakout session at Dash of Madness. And you can find more helpful tips and notes from our session in this post! Have any tips or tricks to add? Share them with us!!
Want to get involved now? Check out our Health Activist Vlog Carnival! It's a great way to try your hand at video, share your Health Activist story, and be entered to win cool prizes! We hope you'll try your hand at creating multimedia content soon - and when you do, please post a link in the comments!!
Happy creating!!