School of Public Health
RE-AIM Public Health IDEAS
Hackathon 2025-26
Today's youth shape their identities through digital ecosystems that form their social and professional lives. Technology offers unprecedented access to information, communities to engage in, and outlets for creativity, but young people report feeling lonelier than ever. Constant connectivity and adopting an online persona subjects young people to misdirection, exclusion, anxiety, and other stressors that impact their mental health.
As public health practitioners, we view the digital environment as a social determinant of health that supports or undermines the well-being of youth. We welcome your ideas in addressing the problems that arise through the Intersection of Youth, Technology and Well-being!
We are honored to help and represent high school and university students across the globe in collaborating and attending workshops to further develop their ideas.
Collaborators
Building a Global Scholar Network
For Public Health Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The University of Memphis School of Public Health invites students to participate in the 2025-2026 RE-AIM Public Health IDEAS Hackathon. A hackathon is a fast-paced, collaborative competition where students come together to brainstorm, design and build creative solutions to real-world challenges using SPH’s CORE pillars. Register for the latest workshop here.
Getting Started
Ready to compete? Click on this interest form to secure your spot for one of our infosesssions. Workshops will be provided for registered participants--when you have your team together submit the entry application linked below:
Secure your spot in one of our two infosessions by filling out the interest form here
- Problem statement (10 points) highlights the topic and the public health problem it
addresses.
- Background
- Objective
- Significance and Relevance
- Solution/Innovation proposed (10 points)
- Approach - describe how you plan to address this problem (10 points)
- Impact: How would you assess? (10 Points)
- Sustainability: How will you propose the sustainability of the solution? (10 Points)
- Upload your recorded video to YouTube as an unlisted link
- Address key evaluation criteria
- Submit your YouTube video link through the pitch submission form emailed to participants
- Certificate of Participation
- Opportunity to be featured on official SPH outlets such as our website, social media and newsletter.
Judging Criteria
The winning public health ideas will be selected by the esteemed jury representing a multidisciplinary team based on the following criteria:
- Creative – Demonstrates originality and innovative thinking.
- Research-Oriented – Backed by evidence, data, or public health principles.
- Entrepreneurial – Practical and scalable with potential for real-world implementation.
- Accessible – Addresses disparities and ensures inclusivity.
- Transformative – Has the potential to create meaningful, long-term change.
- Effective for the Theme – Directly aligns with the theme of the intersection of youth, technology and well-being.
Watch the 2025-26 Hackathon Playlist on YouTube
Missed a workshop? Watch them on our YouTube channel! Hear from collaborating lecturer Dr. Ashraf Elmetwally, Professor of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Informatics (CPHHI), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia about the research process including problem identification and formulation of research question. Then work through ideation with SPH's Michelle Jeu. As you near the abstract submission deadline, watch Stella Dockery's presentation on Project Design to set yourself up for success.
Questions?
Please contact our team at sph-hackathon@memphis.edu.