Your Invitation

We invite you to create a poster that tells a real-life health story of your own or someone else's. Your poster should reflect a journey that involves illness, resilience, caregiving, or healing.

We especially welcome stories connected to the “Triple C”: Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, or other Chronic illness, and how these challenges have affected someone in your family, school, or community. Whether it's a personal experience, an interview, or a reflection on someone you admire, your story can help raise awareness, honor courage, and inspire others.

What You Can Do

You may:

Share your own experience with illness or supporting someone who was sick.

Interview someone you know (a family member, teacher, neighbor, or friend) who has faced a health challenge (like Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, or any Chronic illness).

Highlight how someone helped others through their health journey.

Celebrate strength and hope in your community.

Include how this experience changed how you think about health, healthcare, or the people who deliver it.

Poster Content Suggestions

Introduction / Background: Who is this story about? What health issue did they face? Why did you choose this topic? A short story or quote from the person you interviewed (with permission).

Guiding Question: What question (s) or big idea are you exploring through this story? What you learned from their experience.

Methods: “How I Collected This Story”. How did you learn about this person’s experience?

Findings: “What I Learned”. What stood out to you from this experience? What surprised you? What did you understand better after hearing the story or reflecting on it?

Conclusion: Summarize your story’s meaning. What does this experience show about health, caregiving, or resilience?

Recommendation: “Message to Others”. What advice, action, or insight do you want others to take from your story? A short reflection on what health means to you or your community.

Poster Format

Size: The poster should be organized on one PowerPoint slide (16.9). Use the Poster Template “2025 Poster Template Annual International Assembly

Must include:

Poster Title

Your Name, Grade, and School

Visuals (Drawings, photos, or creative visuals that bring the story to life.)

Main message or story

Timeline

Submission Deadline: August 30th, 2025

Selected Students Notified: September 10th, 2025

Poster Showcase: Saturday October 4th, 2025

What Happens If You’re Selected?

You’ll be invited to present your poster in person at the NABONC / NPHC Annual International Assembly in Washington DC.

You’ll have the chance to meet and engage with healthcare professionals, community leaders, advocates, and researchers from across the country and beyond.

Your story will help inspire others and raise awareness about health journeys that matter in your family, school, and community.

You’ll receive a Certificate of Recognition for your contribution to youth health storytelling.