Calendar

Calendar

atomic football panelists
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 12:00am

Our “Atomic Football” event was a night to think about the unthinkable, including nuclear proliferation and war, and the grim prospect of terrorists getting their hands on a weapon of mass destruction. But there was also a ray of hope—the role entertainment can play in raising public awareness.

doc mcstuffins team at 2016 sentinel awards
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 12:00am

"Madam Secretary," "black-ish" and "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" were among the winners at the 17th annual Sentinel Awards ceremony, a glittering evening that celebrated exemplary TV storylines covering health and climate change topics and featured a special appearance by Norman Lear.

Erika Green Swafford of "How to Get Away With Murder"
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 12:00am

HH&S drew upon its long-standing connections with the CDC, entertainment industry and local health agencies to present a roundtable at the Los Angeles LGBT Center on the status of HIV/AIDS in entertainment. The discussion brought together TV writers, HIV experts, storytellers and members of the creative team from ABC’s "How to Get Away With Murder."

sustainable development goals logo
Friday, June 3, 2016 - 12:00am

Imagine ending poverty, tackling climate change and reducing global inequality. HH&S proposes to draw on its many partnerships with the entertainment industry and leverage our position within a great research university to spur fulfillment of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

summit meeting at robert wood johnson foundation headquarters
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 2:15pm

Hollywood, Health & Society has joined an ambitious project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help build awareness of how culture and health are connected. It's all part of a larger national initiative to transform health in America.

telling life stories panel
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 12:00am

Our panel event featuring writers and producers, “Telling LIfe Stories: Crisis and Care at the Beginning, Middle and End,” drew a full house to the WGAW to explore the issues of TV's portrayals of older adults, aging and health care.

Morelia film festival panel
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 12:00am to Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 12:00am

HH&S, together with the World Bank, presented a series of activities at the 13th annual Morelia Film Festival on effective storytelling to advance public health and pro-social topics.