Professional Presentations
Hollywood, Health & Society staff, faculty and PhD students report on findings from evaluations at annual and regional conferences of the American Public Health Association, the International Communication Association, and the National Communication Association.
Kate Folb
Director, Hollywood, Health & Society
Professional & Academic Presentations
Hollywood, Health & Society
Class of Professor Larry Deutchman
Chapman University
October 4, 2017
Hollywood, Health & Society
CMGT 583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education (Professor Paula Woodley)
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
September 20, 2017
What’s Your Story
Storytelling Workshop at ICA Pre-conference
Wallis Annenberg Hall, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
May 24, 2017
Entertainment Narratives for Social Impact
ICA Pre-conference
Wallis Annenberg Hall, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
May 23, 2017
Presentation to California Healthcare Foundation
California Healthcare Foundation, 1438 Webster St., Suite 400 | Oakland
May 17, 2017
Narratives for Social Change: Strategies for Working With the Entertainment Industry
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Labouisse Hall, 3 United Nations Plaza | New York
April 28, 2017
Hollywood, Health & Society
CMGT 510: Communication, Values, Attitudes and Behavior (Professor Michael Cody)
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
March 9, 2017
Nuclear Threats in Entertainment
Disruptive Futures/Nuclear Summit 2016 | Santa Fe, New Mexico
December 4, 2016
Entertainment Education? TV & Film Can Be Good for Your Health
COMM 402: Public Communication Campaigns (Professor Michael Cody)
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Oct. 13, 2016
The Power of Entertainment
CMGT 583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education (Professor Paula Woodley)
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Sept. 7, 2016
The Power of Entertainment
CMGT 583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education (Professor Paula Woodley)
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
July 7, 2016
Sunnylands Event
HH&S panel with TV writers Jason Tracey, Chris Nee and Howard Rodman | Malibu
May 26, 2016
Social Media & Behavior Change
Entertainment Education Impact Evaluation Workshop | Mexico City, Mexico
May 19, 2016
More Bang for Your Buck: Investing in Entertainment Education and Its Research
Entertainment Education Impact Evaluation Workshop | Mexico City, Mexico
May 17, 2016
HIV on TV
Valley Healthcare Center | North Hollywood
April 7, 2016
How to Get Away With HIV On TV
National HIV Prevention Conference | Atlanta, GA
Dec. 6, 2015
Entertainment Education? TV & Film Can Be Good for Your Health
COMM 402: Public Communication Campaigns (Professor Michael Cody)
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Nov. 19, 2015
Entertainment Education? TV & Film Can Be Good for Your Health
Morelia International Film Festival | Morelia, Mexico
Transmedia Panel
Oct. 29, 2015
Storytelling Workshop
Morelia International Film Festival | Morelia, Mexico
Oct. 29, 2015
Entertainment Education? TV & Film Can Be Good for Your Health
Morelia International Film Festival | Morelia, Mexico
Oct. 28, 2015
Hollywood, Health & Society
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | STEM meeting
Oct. 23, 2015
TV Can Be Good for Your Health
Professor Paula Woodley
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Sept. 16, 2015
"The Impact of Health Storylines in Entertainment"
California Conference of Local Health Officers
California Dept. of Public Health
April 30, 2015
"An Industry With Purpose: Technology and Media That Saves Lives"
Digital Hollywood Spring Summit Conference and Roundtable
April 27, 2015
"Health in Film: Images Say More Than 1000 Words"
Health Prevention and Healthcare National Conference,
Gouda, Netherlands [delivered by Skype]
April 8, 2015
“Nederlands Congres Volksgezondheid (Dutch Congress on Public Health) 2015”
Plenary session “Preventie in de film: een beeld zegt meer dan 1000 worden"
(Prevention and media: a picture is worth a thousand words).
Organized by the Center for Media & Health in collaboration with ActiZ and GGD GHOR Nederland
Rotterdam, the Netherlands [delivered by Skype]
April 8, 2015
"The Impact of Health Storylines in Entertainment"
CMGT 510: "Communication Values, Attitudes and Behaviors"
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
April 2, 2014
"Entertaining Health"
COMM 653: "Research Practice and Social Change"
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
March 24, 2015
"Entertainment Storylines and Global Health"
CMGT 583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Feb. 4, 2015
"Entertaining Health"
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Jan. 14, 2015
“Entertaining Health”
CMGT 510: “Communication, Values, Attitudes and Behavior”
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Nov. 24, 2014
"Entertaining Health"
“Gender in the Media”
Campbell Hall High School
Nov. 19, 2014
"Entertaining Health"
CMGT 581: “Media and Social Services: Design and Evaluation of Campaigns”
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Nov. 11, 2014
"Hollywood and Health Panel"
R3 Prevention Summit
Oct. 17-18, 2014
"Roundtable on Population Health Improvement"
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Sept. 22, 2014
"National Public Radio Interview"
Weekend Edition With Scott Simon
Aug. 14, 2014
"Entertaining Health"
CMGT 583: “Social Marketing and Entertainment Education”
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
July 7, 2014
"Entertaining Health"
CMGT 583: Entertainment-Education and Social Marketing
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Feb. 26, 2014
"Entertaining Health"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cooperative agreement), Atlanta
Jan. 15, 2014
"Inspiring the Entertainment Industry to Address Climate Change in Storylines"
Act III
Jan. 24, 2014
"Inspiring Writers and Producers to Create Storylines That Improve Health Worldwide"
CMGT 581: Communication Campaign Design and Evaluation for Social Service Organizations
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Oct. 29, 2013
"Inspiring Writers and Producers to Create Storylines That Improve Health Worldwide"
CTPR 499: Introduction to Media and Social Change
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Oct. 24, 2013
"Inspiring Writers and Producers to Create Storylines That Improve Health Worldwide"
CMGT 510
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Oct. 10, 2013
"Inspiring Hollywood Writers to Put a Spotlight on Health"
Presented to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
Aug. 20, 2013
"Inspiring Hollywood Writers to Put a Spotlight on Health"
Co-presented with HH&S research specialist Erica Rosenthal to the CDC's cancer division, Atlanta
Aug. 20, 2013
Erica Rosenthal
Research Specialist, Hollywood, Health & Society
Professional & Academic Presentations
"Covering Cancer: Examining the Incidence and Impact of Prime Time Television Cancer Storylines"
(BRCA gene impact study co-authored by Rosenthal and Sandra de Castro Buffington)
Presented at the CDC's National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media, Atlanta
Aug. 20, 2013
Sandra de Castro Buffington
Hollywood, Health & Society
Professional & Academic Presentations
"Going Green: Inspiring Hollywood Writers to Tackle Climate Change"
Presented to the trustees and staff of the Grantham Foundation on HH&S climate change communication activities and impact, Boston
Aug. 27, 2013
“Entertaining Health: Inspiring Writers and Producers to Create Storylines That Improve Health Worldwide”
Presented at Paula Woodley's graduate class at USC Annenberg (CMGT 583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education)
July 1, 2013
"Genetics in Hollywood: Inspiring Writers and Producers to Create Storylines that Improve Health Worldwide"
Presented at the Genomes Environments Trait Conference, Boston
April 25, 2013
"Media and Entertainment: Unleashing the Power of Social and Economic Change"
Anchor of panel at the FICC Frames 2013 Convention, Mumbai, India
March 14, 2013
"Mainstreaming Socially Provocative Cinema and Television"
Presented at the FICC Frames 2013 Convention, Mumbai, India
March 12-14, 2013
"Entertaining Health and Well Being: Inspiring Hollywood to Create Socially Relevant Stories"
Presented at the Creative Change conference, Los Angeles
March 5, 2013
“The New Mythology of Television, Film and New Media”
Workshop presented at the Uplift 2012 festival, Byron Bay, Australia
Dec. 20-22, 2012
“Master Storytellers Workshop”
Presented at the 28th International Papillomavirus Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec. 2, 2012
“Insiders for a Day: From Hollywood to Telenovelas”
Presented at the 28th International Papillomavirus Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec. 1-2, 2012
"The Power of the Narrative: The Impact of Stories in Shaping the Future"
COMM 615: Health Communication USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Nov. 19, 2012
“Hollywood as a Cultural Catalyst”
Presented at the Green Festival, Los Angeles Convention Center
Nov. 17, 2012
“Inspiring Hollywood’s Writers and Producers to Create Storylines That Change Lives”
Presented at the 2012 Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference, Sacramento
Nov. 12, 2012
"The Power of the Narrative: The Impact of Stories in Shaping the Future"
CMGT581: Media in Social Services: Design and Evaluation of Campaigns
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Oct. 30, 2012
"Entertaining Health: Inspiring Hollywood to Create Stories That Change Lives"
Presented at the Cause Placement 2012 Conference, Washington, D.C.
Oct. 11, 2012
"The Power of the Narrative: The Impact of Stories in Shaping the Future"
CMGT510: Communication, Values, Attitudes and Behavior
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Oct. 2, 2012
"The Power of the Narrative: The Impact of Stories in Shaping the Future"
Presented at the "State of the Arts 2012: Amplify! conference, Los Angeles
Sept. 22, 2012
"Stories That Change Lives: Serving as a Resource to Hollywood Scriptwriters for Health Storylines"
Presented at a meeting of FOX-TV entertainment executives and staff members, Los Angeles
Aug. 24, 2012
"Hollywood and Public Health Join Forces: Engaging TV Viewers in Stories That Can Improve Health and Well-Being Worldwide"
Presented at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media, Atlanta, GA.
Aug. 9, 2012
"Stories That Change Lives: Working With Scriptwriters and Producers to Create Health Storylines for TV, Film and Digital Media"
CMGT583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
July 25, 2012
"The Power of Story: Global Change Through Entertainment Partnerships"
Presented at the 2012 World Bank-Annenberg Summer Institute
University of Southern California
June 26, 2012
"Is Hollywood Good for Our Health? Inspiring Hollywood's Scriptwriters to Craft and Air Over 200 Compelling TV Health Storylines in 2011"
Presented at the Narratives and Entertainment Workshop
Amsterdam School of Communication Research
June 21, 2012
"Stories That Change Lives: Increasing Accuracy in TV Storylines and Measuring Impact on Viewers"
Presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. GA
May 23, 2012
"Incorporating Public Health Messages in TV Storylines, Children's Programs and Other Media"
Presented at Roybal Campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
May 22, 2012
"Public Opinion on U.S. Support for Global Health"
Presented at Atlanta summit meeting, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Atlanta, GA.
May 21, 2012
"Get Your Message Heard During a Crowded Electoral Year"
Presented at InterAction Forum 2012 communication workshop, Arlington, VA.
May 1, 2012
"Stories That Change Lives: Working With Scriptwriters and Producers to Create Health Storylines for TV, Film and Digital Media"
CMGT583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
April 11, 2012
"Stories That Change Lives: Working With Hollywood Scriptwriters to Create Global Health Storylines"
Presented at Hoyawood Club, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
March 16, 2012
"Working With Scriptwriters to Create Global Health Storylines"
Presented at Vaccines and New Media Film Festival, Washington, D.C.
March 16, 2012
"Health Messages for Children's Programming"
Presented at meeting with advisory board and creative team for Hub TV channel, Burbank, CA.
Jan. 20, 2012
"Achieving Lasting Impact at Scale: Social and Behavioral Change and the
Spread of Family Health Innovations in Low-Income Countries"
Presented at a conference sponsored by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA.
Nov. 1-2, 2011
"Incorporating Critical Health Messages Through Entertainment Channels"
Presented as part of a session at the 139th Annual American Public
Health Association Meeting & Exposition, Washington, D.C.
Oct. 31, 2011
"Stories That Change Lives: Working With Hollywood's Scriptwriters
to Increase the Accuracy of TV Health Storylines"
Presented at the CDC Exhibit Theatre
Oct. 30, 2011
“Keeping the Promise: Prevention First for a Healthy Latino Community”
Organized by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Washington, D.C.
Sept. 13, 2011
“Stories That Change Lives: Working with Scriptwriters and Producers
to Create Health Storylines for TV, Film and Digital Media”
Presented at the Women at the Frontier Conference, Singularity University
The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA.
August 16, 2011
“Stories That Change Lives: Working with Scriptwriters and Producers
to Create Health Storylines for TV, Film and Digital Media”
Presented at the CMGT 583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education course
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
August 2, 2011
“Stories That Change Lives: Working with Scriptwriters and Producers
to Create Health Storylines for TV, Film and Digital Media”
Presented at the CMGT 510: Communication, Values, Attitudes, and Behavior course
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
July 25, 2011
“Stories that Change Lives: Conscious Evolution of Entertainment Media”
Presented at the Institute of Noetic Sciences 14th International Conference
Westin Market Street, San Francisco, CA.
July 20-24, 2011
“Conscious Evolution: The Future of TV, Film & Transmedia”
Presented at the World Future 2011 Annual Conference
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada
July 9, 2011
“Stories that Change Lives: Best Practices in Entertainment Education”
Presented at the CGAP/World Bank Conference on Entertainment Education, Washington, D.C.
June 20, 2011
“Entertainment Education’s Greatest Hits: Compelling Health Stories and the
Hilariously Sexy Campaign that Changed Brazil”
Presented at the COMM 615: Health Communication course
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
April 27, 2011
“Entertainment Education’s Greatest Hits: Compelling Health Stories and the
Hilariously Sexy Campaign that Changed Brazil”
Presented at the CMGT 510: Communication, Values, Attitudes, and Behavior course
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
April 14, 2011
“Enabling Entertainment Media to Improve Health Messaging”
Presented at the Entertainment Education Program Presentation to: Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense Reserve Affairs Family and Employer Programs & Policy
(FEPP) Individual & Family Support Policy
The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
March 16, 2011
“Best Practices in Entertainment Education: Hollywood, Health & Society”
Presented at the Barr Foundation meeting with Mariella Puerto
Beverly Hills, CA.
March 7, 2011
“Best Practices in Entertainment Education: Hollywood, Health & Society”
Presented at the CMGT 583: Social Marketing and Entertainment Education course
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Feb. 16, 2011
“Enabling Entertainment Media to Improve Health Messaging”
Presented at the Introduction to Health Promotion course
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Nov. 11, 2010
“Positive Arts and Media Leadership”
Presented at Leaders Causing Leaders: Leadershift 2010
Los Angeles, CA.
Nov. 7, 2010
“Entertainment Education: Increasing Health Accuracy in
TV Storylines and Measuring Impact on Viewers”
Presented at the Foundations in Health Education and Promotion course
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, CA.
Nov. 4, 2010
“Entertainment Education: Increasing Health Accuracy in
TV Storylines and Measuring Impact on Viewers”
Presented at the Media in Social Services: Design and Evaluation of Campaigns course
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Oct. 26, 2010
“Entertainment Education: Increasing Health Accuracy in
TV Storylines and Measuring Impact on Viewers”
Presented at the Public Communication Campaigns course
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Los Angeles, CA.
Oct. 25, 2010
Panel discussion at “Why Me? Special Screening of the
Pioneering Documentary on Breast Cancer”
Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative
Organized by the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Los Angeles, CA.
Oct. 21, 2010
“Obesity Storylines Go Primetime: Working with Hollywood’s
Writers to Tackle Obesity in TV, Film and New Media.”
Presented at the Child Obesity: A Call to Action summit
Hosted by USC, in cooperation with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus,
Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Los Angeles, CA.
September 10, 2010
“Entertainment Education: Helping Hollywood Tell
Health Stories To Viewers Worldwide”
Presented at the CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California Job Fair and Conference
Los Angeles, CA.
Oct. 14, 2010
“The Media and the Message: Sexual Violence Storylines on Primetime TV”
Presented at the National Sexual Assault Conference: A collaborative project of the
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, The Pennsylvania Coalition against
Rape and The National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Hollywood, CA.
Sept. 1, 2010
“TV Tackles Cancer”
CNN, Showbiz Tonight
Sept. 13, 2010
Click here to watch interview with Sandra de Castro Buffington
"Why Me? Special Screening of the Pioneering Documentary on Breast Cancer"
Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative
Organized by the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, Los Angeles, CA.
Oct. 21, 2010
"Obesity Storylines Go Primetime: Working With Hollywood’s Writers
To Tackle Obesity In TV, Film, and New Media"
Child Obesity: A Call To Action summit
University of Southern California, in cooperation with members of the
Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus and
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
USC University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 10, 2010
"The Media and the Message: Sexual Violence Storylines on Primetime TV"
National Sexual Assault Conference
A collaborative project of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault,
the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Renaissance Hotel, Hollywood, CA.
Sept. 1, 2010
"The Art and Science of Public Health Storytelling On Air and Online:
CDC Experts and Hollywood’s Writers Impact Public Health Worldwide"
CDC National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
Omni Hotel, Atlanta, GA.
Aug. 17-19, 2010
"Entertainment Education: Working with Hollywood’s Storytellers
to Improve Health and Well Being Worldwide"
CMGT 583: Entertainment-Education and Social Marketing
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Los Angeles, CA.
July 22, 2010
"Recovery and the Media: Addiction and Treatment in Entertainment and News"
The Road to Recovery
National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
July 7, 2010
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"Entertainment Education: Increasing Health Accuracy in
TV Storylines and Measuring Impact on Viewers"
Social Work and Public Health Interventions
Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia
June 27 – July 3, 2010
"Entertainment Education: Working with Hollywood’s Storytellers
to Improve Health and Well Being Worldwide"
CMGT 510: Attitudes, Values and Behavior
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Los Angeles, CA.
June 21, 2010
"Entertainment for Social Change: Working with Hollywood’s Storytellers
to Improve Health and Well Being Worldwide"
Culture of Peace Distinguished Speakers Series
The Soka Gakkai International (SGI-USA) Culture of Peace Resource Center
Santa Monica, CA.
June 10, 2010
"Entertainment Education: Are Telenovelas Good For Our Health?"
The Telenovela: A Tool for Commercial and Social Impact panel
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
May 15, 2010
"Seizing the Moment: Media & Peacebuilding, Media as Global Diplomat"
Panel III: Next Generation Peacebuilders
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Newseum, Washington, D.C.
May 12, 2010
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"Entertainment Education: Uniting Experts and Scriptwriters
to Increase Accuracy of Health, Environment, Conflict Transformation
and Finance Messages Worldwide"
World Bank, Washington, D.C.
May 12, 2010
“Enabling Entertainment Media to Improve Health Messaging”
Health Communication: COMM 615 - USC Annenberg School for Communication
April 7, 2010
“HH&S: Connecting with Hollywood’s Creative Community to Improve Global Health”
A Focus on Global Health: At the Intersection of Public Health and Public Diplomacy Conference
Los Angeles, CA.
April 5, 2010
“Global Health in Lights: Hollywood’s Master Storytellers & Stars
Highlight Global Health in Entertainment”
The Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
March 24, 2010
“Working with Hollywood's Creative Community to Increase the
Accuracy of Substance Abuse Portrayals in TV Storylines”
Office of National Drug Control Policy Meeting with ONDCP Deputy Director, Tom McLellan
Beverly Hills, CA.
March 9, 2010
“On-Air & Online: A Transmedia Approach to Public Health Outreach”
New Media and Health Workshop
USC Office of the Vice Provost for Research Advancement
March 5, 2010
“HH&S: Connecting with Hollywood’s Creative Community
to Improve Global Public Health”
Developing a Research Agenda to Measure the Impact of Entertainment Education
on Policy Behavior to Advance Global Health
Santa Monica, CA.
Feb. 18, 2010
"Working with Popular Entertainment Media to Increase Accuracy
of Health and Global Development Messages in Television Storylines"
Wellcome Trust
London, England
Dec. 1, 2009
"Working with Popular Entertainment Media to Increase Accuracy
of Health and Global Development Messages in Television Storylines”
MTV-London
London, England
Nov. 30, 2009
"Working with Popular Entertainment Media to Increase Accuracy
of Health and Global Development Messages in Television Storylines”
Department for International Development (DFID)
London, England
Nov. 30, 2009
"Working with Hollywood Television Writers to Increase Accuracy
of Health Messages in Television Storylines”
Robert Wood Johnson 2009 Clinical Scholars National Meeting
San Diego, CA.
Nov. 4, 2009
“Entertainment Education: Working with Scriptwriters Around the Globe
to Increase Health Accuracy in TV Storylines”
Media and Social Services: Design and Evaluation of Campaigns: CMGT 581
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Oct. 27, 2009
"Entertainment Education: Working With the Creative Community
to Address Global Priorities Through Entertainment Media”
United Nations
New York, N.Y.
Oct. 19, 2009
"Hollywood, Health & The Hil: How TV Storylines Improve
the Health of Minority Communities"
Minority Tricaucus
Washington, D.C.
Oct. 16, 2009
"Entertainment Education: Working With Hollywood’s Creative Community
to Increase Global Health Content in TV Storylines"
Congressional Briefings
Washington, D.C.
Oct. 2009
"Entertainment Education: Working With the Creative Community
to Address Global Health, Violence, and Financial Issues in TV Storylines"
The World Bank Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
Washington, D.C.
Oct. 13, 2009
"Hollywood & Health: Health Content in Popular Television"
Panel Discussion
Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington D.C.
Sept. 16, 2008
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Courtenay Singer
Project Manager for Global Health
Professional & Academic Presentations
"Entertainment Education for Public Health"
INTL 294: Introduction to International Public Health
Macalester College
Nov. 16, 2011
"Entertainment Education for Public Health: Helping TV Writers
Create Accurate Scripts, and Investigating What the Audience Learns"
HP 200: Introduction to Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
USC Keck School of Medicine
Oct. 18, 2011
"Entertainment Education for Public Health: Helping TV Writers
Create Accurate Scripts, and Investigating What the Audience Learns"
PM 501: Foundations in Health Education and Promotion
USC Keck School of Medicine
April 20, 2011
"Getting the Word Out: Towards Accurate Portrayals of
Diabetes in Television, Film & New Media."
CDC National Diabetes Conference
April 11, 2011
American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting and Exposition
November 2007
"How health care policy and entertainment education can help
to close the gap of cancer health disparities."
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"Reaching Spanish-speaking audiences with diabetes information
in a telenovela storyline."
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"How patient navigators assist minority patients and improve
quality of their care and health outcomes."
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"Increasing environmental health literacy about toxic substance
exposures through television drama storylines."
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"Consulting with television writers to encourage cancer and
disparities topics in television programs."
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"Health disparities in primetime television: Evaluating content and impact
of popular medical shows on minority viewers."
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Read abstracts from previous years.
International Communication
Association Annual Conference
May 2007
"Entertainment Education and HIV Prevention."
"The Power of Narratives: The Effect of Organ Donation Storylines on the
Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors of Donors and Nondonors."
National Communication
Association Annual Convention
"Entertainment-education in a Media-saturated Environment: Examining the Impact
of Single and Multiple Exposure to Breast Cancer Storylines on Two Popular Medical Dramas"