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191 Hollywood, Health & Society: Infusing Cutting-Edge Science into Popular Media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2023

Michele Kipke
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Erica Rosenthal
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Laura Stoddard
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Soraya Giaccardi
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Allison Orechwa
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Nicole Wolfe
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Kate Folb
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
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Abstract

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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Partner with the entertainment industry to build trust in science and research, especially among high-disparity and underserved communities, through inclusion of research themes on popular television shows. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: To date, our partnerships with TV writers have led to inclusion of clinical research storylines on 10 popular TV shows (e.g., Grey’s Anatomy with an audience of 7M). We are now conducting research on show popularity among diverse audiences, and interviewing medical and entertainment experts to understand health priorities and potential entry-points to deliver targeted outreach. We are also analyzing keywords in scripts to assess frequency and sentiment of medical topics in entertainment. Our team also consults with the TV community regarding storylines and public service announcements on health and innovations in medicine. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: We anticipate reporting insights into current and shifting narratives around future-of-medicine topics. Building on work that reached over 64M viewers, more frequent and accurate depictions will likely be related to positive changes in attitudes, behaviors, and trust regarding health and science. The overall goal is to foster attitudes among high-disparity and underserved populations that will increase service utilization and early screenings, foster trust in research and evolving medical technologies, and combat misinformation. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: By working with television writers of shows proven to be popular among key audiences, this initiative has the potential to reach millions of viewers in their homes with important and timely information modeling healthy behavior, providing accurate facts, depicting cutting edge research, and emphasizing diversity in medical research.

Type
Health Equity and Community Engagement
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