The Directorate of Health
Prevention Day Awards – students from Gerðaskóli and Húsavík Upper Secondary School received prizes
4th December 2025
On Friday, 28 November, a ceremony took place at Bessastaðir where Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland, presented the award for the Prevention Day 2025 project. In addition to the president, Dóra Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir, head of the Division of Public Health at the Directorate of Health, delivered a speech in which they discussed Prevention Day and addressed the award winners, all of whom were boys this year.
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The Prize Game
Students from all participating schools were invited to take part in the Prevention Day competition by submitting creative solutions to challenges related to screen time, mobile phones, and social media. Submissions could be made individually or in groups of up to four, and accepted formats included videos, songs, posters, or other electronic materials.
A jury composed of representatives from partner organisations reviewed 25 submissions—six from compulsory school students and 19 from upper secondary school students. The entries were highly diverse, and many demonstrated remarkable creativity, making the final selection both exciting and challenging.
The winners in the compulsory school category are Arnar Hannesson, Alexander Valur B. Garðarsson, Andri Fannar Andrésson, and Ómar Andri Kristjánsson, Gerðaskóli, Suðurnesjabær. Their winning submission was a poster titled “Don’t Waste Time on the Phone.”
The winners in the secondary school category are Daníel Hólm Guðmundsson, Gunnar Hólm Guðmundsson, and Heimir Örn Karolínson, Húsavík Upper Secondary School. They submitted a song called “Turn Off Your Phone.”
About Prevention Day
The Directorate of Health organises Prevention Day in collaboration with a broad network of partners, including the Office of the President, ÍSÍ, UMFÍ, Home and School, Research and Analysis, Planet Youth, the City of Reykjavík, the Association of Icelandic Local Authorities, Samfés, the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police, the Scouts, and SAFF.
More information
Lísbet Sigurðardóttir, Project Manager of Prevention Day, lisbet.sigurdardottir@landlaeknir.is
Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir, Project Manager of Prevention Day, ingibjorg.gudmundsdottir@landlaeknir.is