We are excited to announce the Phase 2 winners of our ShapeofHealthChallenge! Check out the 5 finalists and their innovative games to help women and girls reach/maintain a healthy weight: GameDev
The Office on Women’s Health is seeking new ways to get health messages out to women and girls. According to the CDC, two out of every three women in the United States are overweight or obese. This extra weight can lead to many diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers. Obesity results from a combination of causes and contributing factors, including individual factors such as behavior and genetics.
. Additional evidence suggests adult learning and behavior change is also possible through gaming. A study infound that women with a higher baseline readiness to change experienced improvement in BMI and nutrition with game playYour challenge with this competition is to create an interactive video game with focus on obesity prevention or weight control for women or girls. The game you create will be shared with the general public.
The Phase 1 Submission shall include a comprehensive description of the proposed game in 5 pages or less, including: Submissions must be free of security threats and/or malware. Participants agree that HHS may conduct testing on the submission to determine whether malware or other security threats may be present.
In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;Shall not be a Federal employee working on their applications or submissions during assigned duty hours;May not be any other individual or entity associated with the development, evaluation, or administration of the Shape of Health...
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