Hollywood, Health & Society, the CDC and the Writers Guild of America, East presented a panel on the topics of health and justice for women on Friday, April 17 at the WGAE in New York.
“The Double XX Files: Health and Justice for Women in Film and TV” featured health experts and entertainment industry professionals in a discussion about breast cancer (especially among African-American women), sexual assault and reproductive health.
Panelists included Beau Willimon, show runner for the Netflix series House of Cards; Peter Hedges, director and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter (Pieces of April, About a Boy, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape); Jean Passanante, co-head writer for the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless; Temeika Fairley, Ph.D., a senior health scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Debra Houry, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC; Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, medical director for Planned Parenthood of Maryland; Desirée Walker, a breast cancer survivor and patient advocate; and Marybeth Seitz-Brown, an activist against campus sexual assault and co-founder of the Fund for a Safer Columbia.
The discussion was moderated by Lizz Winstead, founder of Lady Parts Justice and co-creator of The Daily Show.
The afternoon event also included opening remarks by Lowell Peterson, executive director of the WGAE; Valerie Borden, communication strategist for the Division of Strategic Communications, Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Kate Folb, director of Hollywood, Health & Society; and Marty Kaplan, director of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center.
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