Recovery Month 2009 - Recovery Month Awards

Recovery Month Awards

2009 Bronze Anvil Awards

2009 Bronze Anvil Awards The Bronze Anvil Awards were created by Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in 1969 to recognize outstanding public relations tactics — the individual items or components of programs or campaigns.

Recovery Month 2008 won a 2009 Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation.

2008 Mercury Awards

The MerComm Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding achievement
by marketing and communication professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of marketing and communication programs for print, visual, and audio materials.

Recovery Month 2008 won a Silver Mercury Award for Advertising/Public Service for its PSAs 'Butterfly' and 'Lock & Key.'

2008 Telly Awards

The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web.

Recovery Month won a bronze award for its PSAs 'Butterfly' and 'Lock and Key.'

Spring 2008 Omni Awards

Highlighting the accomplishments of outstanding media productions, the Omni Awards recognize those productions that engage, empower, and enlighten target audiences. These awards carry the distinction of being chosen by peers as an example of excellence. Patterned after the Emmy Awards, the Omni Awards use a panel of three peer professionals who individually judge each entry based on a standard set of criteria for each media type.

In 2008, the 2007 Recovery Month PSAs, "Celebrate" and "Cost," were awarded with a silver Omni in the Commercial category for PSAs, as well as a bronze Omni in the Government category.

2007 MarCom Creative Award

The MarCom Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of marketing and communication programs for print, visual, and audio materials.

The 2007 Recovery Month Web site received a Gold MarCom award for overall Web site design. The Gold award is presented to entries judged as having exceeded the high standards of the industry norm. There were over 5,000 entries from the United States and several other countries. The MarCom Creative Awards gives winners the opportunity to demonstrate the high regard in which their work is held within the creative industry.

2007 Hermes Creative Awards

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials, programs, and emerging technologies.

The Awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production, web and free-lance professionals. The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence.

The 2006 CSAT PSAs "Labyrinth" and "New Morning" received two Hermes awards: a Platinum award for the TV PSAs and a Gold award for the Radio PSAs.

2007 Omni Awards

The Omni Awards recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower, and enlighten target audiences. The award carries with it the distinction of being chosen by peers as an example of excellence. There are seven categories of production awards and a minimum of three judges score each entry.

The 2006 CSAT PSAs "Labyrinth" and "New Morning" received two Gold Omni awards: in the General Commercial category and in the General Government category.

2007 Pegasus Awards

The Pegasus Awards are in their fifth year of recognizing exemplary work produced by non-broadcast video professionals. Individuals, companies, and organizations from all over the United States have been honored through this prestigious competition.

The Pegasus Award of Honor was granted to the Road to Recovery episode: The Addiction Treatment Workforce: Where We Are, Why Were Here, and Where We Need to Be in the Government Health and Wellness category. This Webcast examined what the addiction treatment field is doing to encourage more people to enter the field and help those already there preserve their passion. The program also explored how new research and innovations are shaping the workforce.

2006 GALAXY Awards

The GALAXY Awards symbolize the assembly of numerous disciplines that create marketing excellence. The Awards honor the professionals who contribute to the process of building image, creating profit, and making a difference in the market place.

The competition is sponsored by MerComm, Inc., founded in 1987 with the principal purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of communications in an international arena. The organization strives to establish and promote high standards of individual and collective achievement by way of recognizing the multi-disciplines involved in professional communications.

The 2006 CSAT Recovery Month campaign received a Gold GALAXY Award in the Public Relations: Awareness Campaign Multimedia category.

2006 Gold Aurora Award

The 2006 Road to Recovery webcast, Addiction & Family: Healing & Recovery received a Gold Award in the Social Issues/Report/Documentary category. The Aurora Awards is an independent film and video competition for commercials, cable programming, documentaries, industrial, instructional, and corporate videos.

2006 Silver Telly Award

The 2006 Road to Recovery webcast, The Addiction Treatment Workforce: Where We Are, Why We're Here, and Where We Need to Be received an award in the Health and Wellness category. We won the highest achievement of "Silver Telly" for our win! The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions.

2006 Mercury Bronze Award

The 2006 Recovery Month public service announcements received a Bronze Mercury Award in the government public service category. The Mercury Awards are given by MerComm, Inc. which was founded in 1987 with the purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of communications in an international arena. MerComm strives to establish and promote high standards of individual and collective achievement by recognizing the multi-disciplines involved in professional communications. MerComm's award programs are now in their nineteenth year drawing over 3,900 entries from around the world. Their mission is to honor the individuals whose work has made an outstanding contribution to their organization, corporation, or client.

2006 Omni Interactive Award

The 2006 Recovery Month Web site won a Bronze Omni Intermedia Award in the Government category. The Omni Intermedia Awards, owned and operated by Media Corp Inc., recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower and enlighten. As a nationally known award competition, we have developed our reputation by only awarding those people who exemplify the highest standards of quality.

2006 Aesculapius Award of Excellence

The 2006 Recovery Month Web site won the Aesculapius Award of Excellence. This award is given for excellence in communicating health information to the public.

2006 Silver Inkwell Award

The 2006 Recovery Month Web site received a 2006 Silver Inkwell Award of Merit in the category of government and military communications. The Silver Inkwell Award recognizes outstanding achievements in 85 categories, including print, electronic, visual, interactive and video communications, graphics design, writing, new technologies, radio, television and communications planning, and campaigns. Senior communicators and accredited communicators serve as judges for the award.

2006 Freddie Award

The 2005 Recovery Month public service announcements, "Treat Me" and "Artist," were recognized with the bronze 2006 MediMedia FREDDIE award in the public service announcements category. For the past 32 years, the FREDDIE awards have showcased brilliance in the health productions realm and have been a reflection of the advances in consumer and professional health education and technology programming.

APEX Award of Excellence

The 2006 Recovery Month Web site has won an Apex Award of Excellence. Apex is an annual competition for writers, editors, publications staff and business and nonprofit communicators, sponsored by the Editors of Writing That Works, a division of Communications Concepts, Inc. Apex awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence.

2006 NAGC Gold Screen Award of Excellence

The 2005 Recovery Month Web site has won a Gold Screen Award of Excellence in the Web Site 1 category from the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC). NAGC awards underscore the association's high standards of professionalism in public service. The Award of Excellence recognize government agencies or individuals for significant achievement in their field.

2006 Communicator Award of Distinction

The 2006 Recovery Month Web site won the Award of Distinction from the Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards is an international awards competition that recognizes outstanding work in the communication field. Entries are judged by industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and provides a benchmark for the industry. The Award of Distinction is awarded for projects that exceed industry standards in design or communication skills.

2005 Mercury Gold Award

The 2005 Recovery Month public service announcement, "Treat Me," received a Gold Mercury Award on January 26, 2006 for outstanding achievement in communications in the government public service category. The Mercury Awards are given by MerComm, Inc. which was founded in 1987 with the purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of communications in an international arena. MerComm strives to establish and promote high standards of individual and collective achievement by recognizing the multi-disciplines involved in professional communications. MerComm's award programs are now in their nineteenth year drawing over 3,900 entries from around the world. Their mission is to honor the individuals whose work has made an outstanding contribution to their organization, corporation, or client.

Two Silver Omni Awards

"Treat Me," the 2005 Recovery Month television public service announcement was awarded two silver Omni Awards for demonstrating excellence in production in the categories of Public Service and Government.? The Omni Intermedia Awards recognize the accomplishments of outstanding media productions in a variety of fields and are owned and operated by Media Corp Inc.? Submissions are judged by a panel of professionals from highly respected companies and a board of advisors with expertise in that respective area evaluates each area of the competition.? Only submissions exhibiting the highest level of production are recognized.

Two Bronze Omni Awards

Two 2005 Road to Recovery Webcast Series shows, The Dangerous Frontiers of Substance Abuse: A Look at Alcohol and Drug Use Trends and the Treatment Approaches for Women were awarded Omni Bronze Awards.? The Omni Awards recognize the accomplishments of outstanding media production in a variety of fields.? Each of these fields are converging into an interactive, multi-level production to create a high impact presentation.? The Omni Award carries with it the distinction of being chosen by your peers as an example of excellence.

2005 Aesculapius Award of Excellence

Aesculapius Awards are named for the ancient Greek god of healing. These awards are intended to encourage excellence in health communications by challenging producers of health-related PSAs and WWW sites to meet Aesculapius Awards standards and to enter the annual Aesculapius Awards competition.

Marcom Gold Award

The Recovery Month Web site won a Marcom Gold award in the category of Electronic/Interactive Media. The mission of the MarCom Creative Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the creativity and hard work of marketing and communication professionals. The MarCom Creative Awards gives winners the opportunity to show that their work is highly regarded within the creative industry. Winning a MarCom Creative Award gives recognition to the creative talent, firms, departments and/or clients that collaborate on outstanding marketing and communications projects.

Spring/Summer 2005 World Wide Web Health Awards

The World Wide Web Health Awards is a program that recognizes the best health-related Web sites for consumers and professionals. The program is held twice a year - spring and fall - with the goal of providing a "seal of quality" for electronic health information.

2004 Mercury Excellence Award

The Mercury Bronze Award was awarded to the Recovery Month planning toolkit and promotional campaign materials. Mercury Awards, 18th Annual International Competition Honoring Outstanding Achievement in Professional Communications, honors individuals whose work has made an outstanding contribution to their organization and community. Winners of this award are considered the best in the world in successfully producing materials with effective messaging and communications.
Mercury Bronze Award

Fall 2003 World Wide Web Health Merit Award

2003 Editor's Choice Award from HealingWell.com

This editor's choice award, from HealingWell.com, is reserved for select health Web sites that exhibit 1) exceptional Web design, 2) reliable and quality health information on disease and disorder topics, and 3) patient accessibility and support.

2002/2003 Radio and Television PSA Awards

2003: Addy Citation of Excellence for CSAT's "Runner" Television PSA

2002: Global Award, Addy Citation of Excellence, and New York Festival Award for CSAT's "Crosswalk" Television PSA

2002: National Association of Government Communicators(NAGC) Gold Screen Award for "How To" and "Kid" Radio PSA

2002: Silver Microphone Award for "How To" Radio PSA

2002: Addy Award for CSAT's "Elevator Down" Television PSA

2003 Golden Web Award

This award, given by The International Association of Web Masters and Designers, has been presented to the Recovery Month Web site. This award is presented to Web sites whose web design, originality, and content have achieved levels of excellence deserving of recognition.

2002 eHealthcare Leadership Award: GOLD for "Best Interactive Site: Consumer Disease-Focused Site

This award has recognized the Recovery Month Web site for its interactive features and technologies for providing health information, health evaluations; establishing ongoing relationships via personal Web pages, e-newsletters, e-mail alerts; and facilitating community groups.

2002 Silver Inkwell Award

The Silver Inkwell Award recognizes outstanding achievements in 85 categories, including print, electronic, visual, interactive and video communications, graphics design, writing, new technologies, radio, television and communications planning, and campaigns, to name a few.

About Recovery Month