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Talks & Symposiums
Hollywood, Health & Society hosts and presents at a multitude of research and policy events throughout the year—including research conferences, workshops, and forums on Capitol Hill. Please check back to this section frequently to learn about upcoming and past events of interest to public health professionals and policy makers.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - Wednesday, May 23, 2012
 Hollywood, Health and Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington will deliver a special briefing at the Roybal Campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on May 22, exploring strategies, case studies and best practices used to incorporate public health messages into television storylines. On March 23, Buffington will be the guest speaker at a HIV/AIDS presentation sponsored by the Prevention Communication Branch of CDC, where she'll talk about "Stories That Change Lives: Increasing Accuracy in TV Storylines and Measuring Impact on Viewers."
Monday, May 21, 2012
 Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington will participate in a summit meeting in Atlanta on May 21 titled “Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Global Health and Water. The conference, which is being co-sponsored by the Center for Strategic & International Studies, the World Affairs Council of Atlanta and CARE USA, will outline the “principles and policies that will be needed to sustain America’s leadership in improving people’s health worldwide.“ It will feature leading representatives from government, non-governmental organizations, business, universities and others. Buffington will take part in a discussion titled “Public Opinion on U.S. Support for Global Health,” which will be moderated by Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center.
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 12:00pm - Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 12:00am
 Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington spoke at a communications workshop on Tuesday, May 1 at the InterAction Forum 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. The workshop, “Get Your Message Heard During a Crowded Electoral Year,” explored how to use movies, TV and other forms of entertainment to spread awareness and advocacy of global issues. InterAction comprises more than 190 member organizations—faith-based and secular—working in developing countries to improve the lives of the poor, ensure human rights and safeguard a sustainable planet. The annual event serves as a meeting ground for leaders of non-governmental organizations, as well as decision-makers in government and representatives of the nonprofit, corporate and philanthropic sectors, and development experts.
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 11:45am - 3:30pm
 Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington delivered a keynote address about working with scriptwriters to create global health storylines at the Vaccines and New Media “Film Festival” on Friday, March 16 in Washington, D.C. She presented clips of TV storylines created with HH&S input, including vaccines on NBC's “Law & Order: SVU,” traumatic brain injury on Lifetime's "Army Wives" and HIV/AIDS on CBS's “The Bold and the Beautiful. ”The event, presented by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and SmartGlobalHealth.org, explored how global health organizations and private foundations are making the case for U.S. investments in worldwide immunization—using online videos and social media to reach policymakers and the American public.
Friday, January 20, 2012
 Sandra de Castro Buffington, director of Hollywood, Health & Society, was invited to address the creative team and advisory board of the Hub TV Channel on Jan. 20 in Burbank. The Hub TV Channel, a joint venture of Discovery Communications Inc. and Hasbro, creates straight-on programming for children, and Buffington's presentation centered on health and safety messages, and the role HH&S has played in working with kids show.
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - Sunday, November 20, 2011
 The Norman Lear Center's Hollywood, Health & Society program was among the co-sponsors of the 5th International Entertainment Education Conference, which was held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi in November. The event sought to inspire the entertainment industry, public health programmers, academics, donors and government officials to improve health and well-being around the world. A panel discussion titled "Insiders for a Day" featured Christopher Keyser, president of the Writers Guild of America, West; Zoanne Clack (Grey's Anatomy); Vinta Nanda (Tara); filmmaker Michael Nash; Walt Disney Feature Animation executive Karen Tenkhoff; and Sandra de Castro Buffington, director of Hollywood, Health & Society. Nash also screened his documentary Climate Refugees.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - Wednesday, November 2, 2011
 Medical leaders, global health workers and researchers convened in Seattle on Nov. 1-2 for a conference sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, titled “Achieving Lasting Impact at Scale: Social and Behavioral Change and the Spread of Family Health Innovations in Low-Income Countries.” Among those participating were Sandra de Castro Buffington, director of the Hollywood, Health & Society program; Neal Baer, executive producer of A Gifted Man (CBS); Dr. Gary Darmstadt, director of family health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Melinda French Gates, co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Dr. Nana Twum-Danso of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement; and Dr. Nicholas Christakis.
Monday, October 17, 2011 - Thursday, October 20, 2011
 Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington moderated a panel discussion titled "How Youth Drive Change" at the 7th annual UNESCO Youth Forum, held Oct. 17-20 at the organization's headquarters in Paris. Despite their critical roles in the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street movements, young people rarely see themselves reflected in TV and movie storylines as heroes, social activists and vital contributors to the shaping of a collective future. This year’s Youth Forum presented a lineup of speakers that included Forest Whitaker, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and an Academy Award-winning actor; anti-violence activist César López; and Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
 President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama topped the guest list at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 34th Annual Awards Gala, which drew an array of the Washington elite, including House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, White House officials and members of Congress. Also among those in attendance was Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington, who shook the president's hand. The event raises critical funds for the organization's award-winning programs, and highlights the many contributions that Latinos make to the country.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
 Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discussed the science behind the movie "Contagion" and the CDC's round-the-clock efforts to protect Americans from deadly outbreaks of disease. The event was hosted by the CDC Foundation, whose mission is to help the CDC "do more ... faster," and was held at Union Station in Washington, D.C. The panelists were CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden; Dr. Ali Khan, director of CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response; and Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Sandra de Castro Buffington, director of the Hollywood, Health & Society program, participated in a Q&A session following the panel talk. Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson served as honorary host.
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