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Get over "creative block" with these tips

So you just received your new player, hooked it up to the internet, and logged on to your portal account.

Now what?

There's that feeling like your head has just turned into a stone.

You stare blankly at your computer screen, the blood draining from your face.

You start doubting your own ability to do something interesting and useful with this system and you have a sudden urge to go do something else...anything else!

Don't worry! This is a totally normal feeling and can be overcome very easily by diving inarrow-up-right and doing something....doing anything! Action is the antidote!

You don't have to be a professional graphic designer to make interesting and useful graphics.

We recommend trying out Canvaarrow-up- right, a great online graphics tool that gives you a lot of options in their free account tier.

You can import those graphics into our [CREATE A DESIGN](/everwell+plus- support-1/upload-and-schedule/create-a-design) tool to build out great graphics to make announcements, provider spotlights, and other messaging in a very short time.

Pexelsarrow-up-right is also a great website for free graphics.

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Remember to think about your aspect ratios (16x9 for Main and 9x16 for Tower): this online calculator might come in handy https://calculateaspectratio.com/[arrow-up- right](https://calculateaspectratio.com/).

Use sources with high-definition (HD) resolution, where full screen HD begins at 1280 pixels across x 720 pixels top to bottom.

You don't need to go larger than 1920 x 1080

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Here are some resources to support your digital signage adventure!

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Video and Graphics

• Add more Everwell playlists to increase the variety

• Look at your website

• Access blogs from writers in your industry

• Create provider spotlights on each of your practitioners

• Use the Apps (like Sinus, Migraine, Air Quality, Thought of the day, Quiz, Social Media)

• Notice any paper signs posted in your waiting room (like WiFi or Insurance)? Hmmmm...

• Create a QR code to direct clients to your patient portal, online forms, newsletter, etc.

• Build your own content using freely available stock graphics and video:

  • https://www.free-video-footage.com/

  • https://unsplash.com/

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The adCouncil

Ever heard of Smokey Bear, Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk, A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste, or Love Has No Labels? The adCouncil creates public service announcement campaigns that are free to run in many, many different categories (such as Community, Education, Environment, Health & Wellness, and Safety.

Their videos are top-notch in quality.

Just set up an account, download, and follow their termsarrow-up- right (like not showing things after their expiration date).

Follow this link to browse adCouncil campaignsarrow-up- right.

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Sources for Public Domain Footage

National Archives and Records Administration-Motion Picture, Sound and Video Unit:http://www.archives.gov/ arrow-up- right****

NARA has an extensive collection of films created for and produced by the U.

S. government that are in the public domain, including military films, educational and documentary films (1915-1976).

NARA also has gift materials from private sources, such as Universal Newsreel releases and outtakes (1929-67).

You can search some of their holdings using theARC online catalogarrow-up-right.

Internet Moving Image Archive:http://www.archive.org/details/movies arrow-up-right****

Provides near-unrestricted access to digitized collections of moving images. The largest collection is comprised of over 1,200 ephemeral (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films made from 1927 through the present.

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Government Websites

Federal and state governments produce troves of public service announcements and outreach material.

You may have to dig a little, but nearly all provide media kits with graphics and video you can use (but of course always check their policies and get permission if necessary).

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General healthcare and related topics

• https://www.healthcare.gov

• https://www.medicare.gov

• https://www.medicaid.gov

• https://www.insurekidsnow.gov

• https://www.hhs.gov U.

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Department of Health & Human Services

• https://www.nimhd.nih.gov National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

• https://www.nigms.nih.gov National Institute of General Medical Sciences

• https://www.genome.gov National Human Genome Research Institute

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Mental, Behavioral, and Substance

• https://www.samhsa.govarrow-up-right Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA)

• https://obssr.od.nih.gov Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

• https://nida.nih.gov National Institute on Drug Abuse

• https://www.nimh.nih.gov National Institute of Mental Health

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Women's Health

• https://orwh.od.nih.gov Office of Research on Women's Health

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Specific Diseases and Conditions

• https://hivinfo.nih.gov/ NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR)

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Preventative, Wellness, and Complementary Medicine

• https://ods.od.nih.gov Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

• https://prevention.nih.gov Office of Disease Prevention

• https://www.nia.nih.gov National Institute on Aging

• https://www.niehs.nih.gov National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

• https://www.nccih.nih.gov National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

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Cancer

• https://www.cancer.gov National Cancer Institute

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Diabetes

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Eye Health

• https://medialibrary.nei.nih.gov National Eye Institute

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Imaging and Testing

• https://www.nibib.nih.gov National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

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Children's Health

• https://www.nichd.nih.gov National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

• https://childrensinn.org The Children’s Inn at NIH

• https://www.insurekidsnow.gov

• https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org National Children's Alliance

• <Your Local Children's Advocacy Center>

• https://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/ Safe Infant Sleep & Breastfeeding

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Heart and Blood Health

• https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• https://www.ninds.nih.gov National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Lung, Respiratory, and Allergies

• https://www.niaid.nih.gov National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

• https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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Deafness and Communication

• https://www.nidcd.nih.gov National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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Kidney, Colon, Stomach, and Digestive Health

• https://www.niddk.nih.gov National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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Dental Health

• https://www.nidcr.nih.gov National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

• https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en Mouth Healthy by ADA

• https://www.ada.org American Dental Association

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Arthritis, Bone, and Skin

• https://www.niams.nih.gov National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

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Sleep Health

• https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/divisions/division-lung-diseases/national-center-sleep-disorders-research National Center on Sleep Disorders Research

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Social Media

• https://www.nih.gov/news-events/social-media-outreach NIH Social Media & Outreach

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Use RSS feeds (on a graphic or in a ticker)

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Everyday is a Holiday!

We all know the big ones, but just about every day on the calendar has some promotional "day" associated with it to spur awareness of a topic. (I hear that March 26 is "Make Up Your Own Holiday" Day!).

There's also National Nutrition Month in March, and American Heart Month (and World Cancer Day) in February.

Here are some resources if you are looking for ideas for what to show next on your screens.

• https://health.gov/news/category/national-health-observances

• https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/information/calendar.htm

• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/health-awareness-months

• https://www.awarenessdays.com

• https://crestline.com/c/calendar-of-events

• https://www.thereisadayforthat.com

• https://nationaltoday.com

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• Here are some resources to support your digital signage adventure!
• Video and Graphics
• The adCouncil
• Sources for Public Domain Footage
• Government Websites
• General healthcare and related topics
• Mental, Behavioral, and Substance
• Women's Health
• Specific Diseases and Conditions
• Preventative, Wellness, and Complementary Medicine
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Eye Health
• Imaging and Testing
• Children's Health
• Heart and Blood Health
• Lung, Respiratory, and Allergies
• Deafness and Communication
• Kidney, Colon, Stomach, and Digestive Health
• Dental Health
• Arthritis, Bone, and Skin
• Sleep Health
• Social Media
• Use RSS feeds (on a graphic or in a ticker)
• Everyday is a Holiday!