HH&S Newsletter (Fall 2021)
Submitted by Russ on Mon, 2021-11-29 13:41Our Fall 2021 newsletter highlighted mental health, beginning with two of the honorees for the Sentinel Awards. There's also Goober the Clown on "clown abortions"; transforming caregiving for older adults; two sisters who take different paths when faced with breast cancer risk; and a future with slaughterbots.
2021 Sentinel Awards Honor 12 Shows for Outstanding TV Entertainment That Makes a Difference
Hollywood writers/producers Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce co-hosted the 2021 Sentinel Awards, which this year honored NBC’s popular medical drama New Amsterdam with the “Imagining a Culture of Health Award” for the show’s entire body of work during its third season.
Gloria Calderón Kellett, Mike Royce to Co-Host 2021 Sentinel Awards; ‘New Amsterdam’ Receives ‘Imagining a Culture of Health Award’
Submitted by Russ on Sun, 2021-10-17 12:14Do Covid-19 Vaccines Belong on TV? Hollywood Can't Decide
Submitted by Russ on Fri, 2021-10-15 16:36Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World
How journalist John Hersey got the true story of the bombing of Hiroshima is the subject of Lesley M.M. Blume’s new book, "Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed it to the World." Blume, joined by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser, discussed the book at a virtual panel discussion.
'New Amsterdam’ Receives ‘Imagining a Culture of Health Award’ for Its Entire Third Season as Part of 2021 Sentinel Awards
Submitted by Russ on Sun, 2021-09-12 09:13Covid-19, Abortion, Racism and Addiction Among Topics Tackled by Winning Shows
Affordable Care Act
Submitted by Russ on Tue, 2021-09-07 12:03Despite progress made in health coverage enrollment thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the number of Americans who are uninsured has been increasing since 2016. Recent survey results suggest that many adults are unaware that they are eligible for coverage.