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Submissions Closed

2019 Sentinel Awards

Submissions are now closed for the 2019 Sentinel Awards, honoring outstanding TV storylines that educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives. Eligible entries from broadcast, cable and streaming network shows will now be judged for accuracy and entertainment.

Panel

Breaking the Stigma

HH&S brought together experts to discuss how Hollywood can help change the narrative around addiction and mental health.

Maternal Health

Racism & Childbirth

Our panel explored why black women are three to four times more likely to die after giving birth than white women.

HH&S helps us tell the right stories in the right way. We’re so fortunate and grateful to have [them] as our partners.

Bill Harper

executive producer

Grey's Anatomy

Workshop

Atomic Storytelling

TV writers and producers guided a dozen participants through a two-day storytelling workshop on writing the nuclear narrative.

Aging in L.A.

'I Have Nowhere to Go'

Seniors are highly vulnerable to rising rents and evictions, and the loss of home and community can take a mental and physical toll.

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What We're Reading

For Former Inmates, More Punishment After Prison

In many states, a criminal record is a "stain that you can't wash off." Across the country, more than 10,000 regulations restrict former inmates from securing good jobs as they re-enter the workforce. And without jobs, many of those released could end up back in prison, experts say.

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HIV/AIDS

Understanding HIV

Since the deadly HIV epidemic of the 1980s, more than 77 million people worldwide have become infected with the virus. We've co-produced this short animated video with the help of Life Noggin studios to explain what HIV is and how it’s transmitted.

Reproductive Rights

A Brighter Future

“Handmaid’s Tale” writer/producer Dorothy Fortenberry explains why we should also tell hopeful stories about reproductive rights.

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HH&S helps us tell the right stories in the right way. We’re so fortunate and grateful to have [them] as our partners.