The contest is sponsored by the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH)s Roll Up Your Sleeve campaign.  The goal is to establish an open dialogue and create awareness among young people about protecting themselves and staying healthy during flu season...more

In the midst of seasonal flu and novel H1N1 flu, we want our children to remain healthy and informed about ways to stay flu-free during the school year.  But we also want them to be children and enjoy the thrills of youth, which is why were requesting your support of the 2009 Shoo Flu, Shoo Art Contest.

The contest is open to Georgia students in grades K through 8, including private and home-school students.  Interested students should submit individual works of art in the form of paintings or drawings using crayons, markers, pencils/colored pencils, or pens that depict ways to stay flu-free.  Entries must be postmarked by November 6, 2009, and include a signed entry form.

Entries are submitted into a category based on the students grade in school (Grades K-2: Category I; Grades 3-5: Category II; Grades 6-8: Category III) and will be judged based on originality and artistic merit.  The top 10 entries in each category will be posted on georgiahealthinfo.gov <http://georgiahealthinfo.gov where visitors can vote for their favorite work of art.  The top four entries in each category will be featured in a 2010 calendar.

Lets work to make this a great school year of learning, fun and creativity!

For contest rules, click here: http://georgiahealthinfo.gov/cms/files/pdf/Shoo_Flu_%20Rules_Web_%20Content.pdf

For entry form, click here: http://georgiahealthinfo.gov/cms/files/pdf/Shoo_Flu_Entry_Form.pdf