Category Archives: Health

Center for Health Reporting wins California Journalism Award for dental care story

Posted on September 26, 2012 by AlexReed

By Alex Reed Student Writer Freelance writer Jocelyn Wiener and senior writer Emily Bazar of the USC Annenberg-based California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF) Center for Health Reporting recently received the California Journalism Award in the feature/enterprise category for their “’Model’ Dental Program Proves Painful for … Continue reading →

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Hollywood, Health & Society announces 10 finalists for 2012 Sentinel for Health Awards; TV shows’ writers will be honored in ceremony Sept. 19

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Jackson DeMos

By Russell DeVita Hollywood, Health & Society, a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, has announced 10 finalists for the 2012 Sentinel for Health Awards, highlighting dramas, comedies and children’s programming covering such topics as addiction, Asperger’s, childbirth, … Continue reading →

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HH&S Director Buffington delivers presentation on Hollywood and public health joining forces

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Jackson DeMos

By Russell DeVita Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington delivered a presentation on engaging TV viewers in stories that can improve their health and well-being at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media in Atlanta … Continue reading →

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AIDS Quilt Touch on display in D.C.

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Jessica Zech

AIDS Quilt Touch, the digital version of the AIDS Quilt in Washington, D.C. that was previously mentioned on this blog, will be on display throughout the Capitol during the summer. Professor and USC Annenberg Innovation Lab Director Anne Balsamo and … Continue reading →

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Bike map of South LA, developed by USC Annenberg, expected to draw 100 cyclists to weekend ride

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jackson DeMos

About one hundred cyclists are expected to attend a group ride on June 17 that will celebrate and test a South Los Angeles bicycling map developed by communication professor François Bar (pictured, below right). They will hand out free copies … Continue reading →

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HH&S Director Buffington to give workshop presentation at University of Amsterdam on using stories to make communication more effective

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jackson DeMos

By Russell DeVita Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington will travel to the Netherlands to deliver a presentation on TV health storylines June 21 at a communications workshop being held at the University of Amsterdam. Buffington’s address, … Continue reading →

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Balsamo and team create digital experiences for 2012 AIDS Memorial Quilt

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jackson DeMos

Communication professor Anne Balsamo and her research team from the Annenberg Innovation Lab have been working with the NAMES Project Foundation for the past year to design several digital interactive experiences that augment viewing the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which will be … Continue reading →

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HH&S director Buffington to talk at Atlanta summit on ‘Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Global Health and Water’ and deliver presentation at CDC

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jackson DeMos

By Russell DeVita 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 … Continue reading →

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In primetime TV dramas, drug users are not arrested

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Jackson DeMos

With the legalization of marijuana back in the headlines on the eve of 4/20, a new study says that America’s most popular primetime shows reflect growing skepticism about the effectiveness of the 40-year-old War on Drugs, which was debated this … Continue reading →

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Selden Ring 2012: Seattle Times reporters rewarded for methadone stories that revealed danger to patients

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Jackson DeMos

By Gretchen Parker Sounding a note of optimism about the future of investigative journalism, Seattle Times journalists Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong spoke to USC Annenberg student reporters and faculty this week, at a lunchtime forum and an award … Continue reading →

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