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Public Health Information

NJLINCS Health Alert Network

Distributed by the New Jersey Department of Health

Subject: Public Health Info : Protect Me With 3+ Contest

Date: 01/15/2026

Official Message No.: 112561-1-15-2026-PHIN

Contact Info: Rafia Siddiq | 609-826-4861 | Rafia.Siddiq@doh.nj.gov

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The Protect Me With 3+ is an exciting annual poster and video contest, and a joint initiative between the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Health. The statewide initiative aims to raise awareness on the importance of adolescent immunizations among preteens, teens, and parents, increase vaccination rates for several important vaccines, and, most importantly, empower students to use their creativity and voice to spread the important message of getting vaccinated.

The contest is open to New Jersey students in grades 5-12 and invites them to display their creativity by designing a poster or a 30-second video highlighting the importance of vaccines for themselves, their families, and their communities.

 The deadline to submit a poster or a video is January 31, 2026!

Participants can win Visa gift cards up to $175! Finalists will be invited to the award ceremony, where the winners for this year’s contest will be announced. The winning art will be showcased at statewide vaccine awareness events as well as featured on TV stations such as News 12, BET, Tres, MSNBC, Cartoon Network, and TLC. For more information, visit the website here.

 Create. Educate. Vaccinate. Your art could make a difference statewide!