Digital Healthcare Media Award Categories

The goal of the Sharecare Awards is to attract and reward excellence for the very best in health-related programming, including documentaries, series, shorts, web/online programming, Apps, audio recordings, and social media. The world-class entries into the competition will compete in a variety of categories for a Sharecare Award.

Addiction/Recovery

Programs about addictions or substance abuse of all kinds, their interventions and recovery; tobacco, alcohol, opioids, gambling or other addictions

Healthy Living

Overall well-being including healthy lifestyle choices, stress reduction, complementary and integrative medicine. (Includes but not limited to adolescent/teen health, fitness & exercise, nutrition & diet, pediatric health, population health, senior health, and stories about people sharing care, etc.).

Behavioral/Mental Health

Programs about mental illness and mental health conditions; depression and anxiety; abuse or violence; pet therapy, service animals, health benefits of pet ownership

Heart Disease

Programs related to heart disease and heart health, including research, innovations, treatment and living with heart conditions.

Cancer

Programs related to research, innovations, treatment, caregiving and coping with cancer.

Innovation

Ground-breaking, game-changing products/services/technology that impact important aspects of health and well-being; profiles on outstanding, leading innovators in healthcare.

Caregiving/End of Life

Challenges facing volunteers, family and professional caregivers and their patients in both home and community settings; end of life issues

Men's Health

Programs for or about men; issues, innovations and topics specifically related to men’s health.

Chronic Conditions

Living with chronic conditions; risk factors, prevention, management, treatment. (Includes but not limited to Alzheimer's, autism, auto-immune diseases, multiple sclerosis, etc.)

Public & Community Health/Policy

Programs for and about public and community health issues, including prevention, disease outbreaks, disaster relief and recovery related to natural disasters, gun safety, bullying, sexuality and gender identity, and other issues that affect public/community health

Diabetes

Programs related to diabetes including research, innovations, treatment and living with diabetes.

Social Influencers in Health & Wellness

Individuals, channels, and/or accounts impacting health and wellness through social media.

Health/Science: News

Excellence in coverage of health, science, medical topics or subject matter.

Women's Health

Programs for or about women; issues, innovations and topics specifically related to women’s health.

Health/Science: Program/Special

Excellence in a program or special that covers health, science, medical topics or subject matter.