The National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) recently announced winners of its 2003 Blue Pencil/Gold Screen awards, which are given for outstanding achievement in writing, editing and producing print/broadcast material. Winners — many from NIH's public information and education offices — were chosen from more than 500 entries submitted by local, state and federal government communicators; they received their honors at a banquet held May 20 at Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Categories and NIH winners included:

Soft Cover Books (50 or more pages/51 percent produced by outside sources)

First Place (tie) — Building Ten at Fifty: 50 Years of Clinical Research at the NIH Clinical Center NIH Clinical Center, Pat McNees, Judy Sklar Rasminsky, Lynne Komai

Award of Excellence (tie) — Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery National Institute on Aging, Patricia D. Lynch, David M. Burton, Anne Rogers, Rodney C. Williams

Making Health Communication Programs Work: A Planner's Guide National Cancer Institute & Matthews Media Group, Anne Lubenow, Christine Theisen, Elaine B. Arkin, Lynne Donner

Soft Cover Books (50 pages or more/51 percent produced in-house)

First Place (tie) — Medicines By Design National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Alison Davis

Second Place (tie) — Understanding Vaccines National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Jeff Minerd

Award of Excellence (tie) — Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes from the NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Louise Williams, Terry Long, Laina Ransom

Brochures/Booklets (16 pages or less/51 percent produced by outside sources)

First Place (tie) — A Guide to Cancer Clinical Studies National Cancer Institute & Matthews Media Group, Tracy Thompson, Bridget Robinson, Michele Demory

A Family History of Alcoholism National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Award of Excellence (tie) — Activity Guides: See All You Can See - Ages 6-8 National Eye Institute, Rosemary Janiszewski, Leslie Rivera

Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol With Medicines National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Technical Reports

Award of Excellence (Tie) — Questions and Answers About Homeopathy National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ellen L. O'Donnell

Consumer Financial Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine NCCAM, Ellen L. O'Donnell, Karla E. Ehrler

What's in the Bottle? An Introduction to Dietary Supplements NCCAM, Ellen L. O'Donnell, Chris Thomsen

Most Improved Publications

First Place (tie) — Health Information Publications - Airborne Allergens/Lyme Disease National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Ann London, Cynthia Fabry, Claire McCullough

Award of Excellence (tie) — Patient Education Brochures on Eye Disease: Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Cataract, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma National Eye Institute, Michael Coogan, Rosemary Janiszewski, Linda Huss

Writer's Portfolio

First Place — Pat McNees products National Science Foundation/NIH Clinical Center, Pat McNees, Judy Rasminsky, Michael Dolan

Press Kits

First Place — Cancer of the Month National Cancer Institute & Matthews Media Group, Lynn Cave, Yvette Watson

Public Service Announcements

First Place — Real Men. Real Depression National Institute of Mental Health, Equals Three Communications, Inc., Leslie Wiener

Second Place (tie) — NIDA Goes Back to School - "Bring a Scientist to School" National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office of Science Policy and Communications, Beverly Jackson

Calendars

First Place — Healthy Vision Month Calendar National Eye Institute, Rosemary Janiszewski, Karen Silver, Leslie Rivera

Award of Excellence — NIDA 2003 Asian American and Pacific Islanders Calendar National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office of Science Policy and Communications, Beverly Jackson

Displays

Award of Excellence — Clinical Studies Support Center African American and Hispanic Banners National Cancer Institute & Matthews Media Group, Tracy Thompsen, Bridget Robinson, Whitney Robinson

Promotional Campaigns

First Place (tie) — The Heart Truth for Women National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Ann Taubenheim, Terry Long, Louise Williams

Real Men. Real Depression National Institute of Mental Health, Equals Three Communications, Inc., Leslie Wiener

Video News Releases

Award of Excellence — Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial National Cancer Institute & Matthews Media Group, Lynn Cave, Yvette Watson, Cindy Yeast

Public Service Announcements

Award of Excellence (tie) — Real Men. Real Depression National Institute of Mental Health, Equals Three Communication, Inc., Leslie Wiener

The Party's Over National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Web Sites

Award of Excellence (tie) — Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral (ADEAR) Center Web Site National Institute on Aging, Patricia Lynch, Jennifer Watson, Mike Nescot

Audio Public Service Announcements

Second Place — Real Men. Real Depression National Institute of Mental Health, Equals Three Communications, Inc., Leslie Wiener

NAGC is a national not-for-profit professional network of federal, state and local government employees who disseminate information within and outside government. Its members are editors, writers, graphic artists, video professionals, broadcasters, photographers, information specialists and agency spokespersons.