Military Health System hosts "Share Your Care" video contest Published March 4, 2009 Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- The Military Health System is asking you to "Share Your Care" in a video contest that showcases the people, programs and facilities supporting the health of our service members and families The Share Your Care contest, is open to all service members, their families and MHS personnel, and runs Feb. 27 through March 30. It's the first of its kind for the MHS, using the social media Web site YouTube to manage and collect submissions. Winners will receive a coveted challenge coin from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. S. Ward Casscells, and have their videos featured on Health.mil. Submitted videos can cover a range of military health topics, such as outstanding employees and medical providers, rehabilitation experiences and volunteer efforts. Videos should fall into at least one of five categories: Humor, Poignancy, History, Natural Beauty (highlighting place of work and surrounding area) and/or Song. As Dr. Casscells says: "This contest is not about us, but about you. Maybe it's a story about care received at a warrior transition unit or military treatment facility or maybe it's a particular individual who made the difference such as a doctor, nurse, physical therapist, or receptionist, for example, who never complains and brings a smile to work everyday. Be bold and creative in your videos and have some fun." Members of the YouTube community will vote on their favorite videos, selecting the top five as winners. Full contest rules and instructions are posted below and on the contest page on YouTube, at http://www.youtube.com/group/ShareYourCare. Share Your Care Contest Rules and Instructions: The Military Health System (MHS) is hosting Share Your Care, a competition to showcase the people, programs and facilities supporting the health of our service members and families. The contest begins on February 27 and ends on March 30. The contest is open to service members, families, and anyone affiliated with the Military Health System (health providers, researchers, support staff, etc.). The top five videos with the most "Favorited" votes will receive an official Assistant Secretary of Defense Coin. Videos must be uploaded to the "Share Your Care" contest page at http://www.youtube.com/group/ShareYourCare. Participants may also upload their videos to TroopTube (http://www.trooptube.tv/) with the tag "Share Your Care" for consideration in the contest or send a CD/DVD with their video, along with an email address or phone number, to "Share Your Care Video Contest" Suite 400, 3 Skyline Place, 5201 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. The videos will be uploaded onto YouTube on behalf of the participants. Video submissions should convey stories and experiences related to the military's health system such as, but not limited to: - Outstanding military treatment facilities - Outstanding warrior transition units - Outstanding medical providers and employees - Rehabilitation experiences (March is brain injury awareness month) - Volunteer care efforts - Entries should fall within at least one of four categories: - Humor - Poignancy - History - Artistic Beauty (place of work and surrounding area) - Song - Videos should be no longer than 4 minutes in length. The deadline for submitting videos to the contest is March 30 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. All video submissions must demonstrate Operations Security compliance. Review our (OPSEC) slides for more information. Each submission will be subject to the approval of the contest administrator prior to being displayed on the contest page and entered into the contest. Submissions containing inappropriate language will not be approved. Before winning videos can be posted on health.mil, the video creator and those featured must sign an MHS release form. By participating, entrants: (a) agree to these official rules and to the decisions of the contest Host in all matters, including the voting process, relating to the competition, which decisions shall be final in all respects; (b) represent that the video submitted is their sole and original work and (c) that the Military Health System is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries or for error, omission, delay in transmission, or failure of the MHS to receive entries for any reason whatsoever or for any errors, mishaps or problems, regardless of the cause, in the voting process. The contest Host reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or terminate the competition and to select winners from among eligible entrants legitimately received prior to the event cancellation or termination; and notice of cancellation will be posted on the contest page at http://www.youtube.com/group/ShareYourCare. Inquiries may be submitted via private message to the Military Health System YouTube channel administrator, available at http://www.youtube.com/militaryhealth . The appearance of advertising on this Web site does not constitute endorsement, by the Department of Defense, of the products or services advertised on this site. To Upload a Video: - Log on to http://www.youtube.com/group/ShareYourCare - Click on "Add Videos" from the list of options on the right side of the page - On the page that opens, select "Upload a Video" - When the "Video File Upload" page opens, browse to select your video, then choose "Upload Video" - Add title, description and tags. Select a category and privacy setting - Save changes To Vote for Your Favorite Video: To vote for your favorite video, click "Favorite" under the videos you think are the best. Vote for only one video, and vote only one time. The five videos receiving the most votes will be named the winners.