Publications EIC's Current Events June: Picture This: Foster Care meeting June 25th!   Learn more about the Picture This: Women's Health meeting by clicking HERE! May: Picture This: Women's Health meeting May 14th PRESS RELEASE: Women's Health Forum in Washington DC!   Learn more about the Picture This: Women's Health meeting by clicking HERE! April: As a part of EIC's Local Approach to Mental Health Media Tour check out our two most recent meetings! Picture This: St. Louis   Picture This: Pittsburgh   2009 PRISM AWARDS on April 23rd in Beverly Hills March: PRISM Award News Click HERE to see who is the New PRISM Award Honorary Committee Chairman February: 2009 PRISM Award Nomination List Announcement   PRESS RELEASE: 2009 PRISM Award Nominees   SAVE THE DATE: 2009 PRISM Awards This year's PRISM Awards will be held on April 23rd at the Beverly Hills Hotel! January: January brings a new year, a new Administration and new changes for EIC! Our new office is located at: Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. 1856 Old Reston Avenue Suite 215 Reston, VA 20190   PRISM Nomination Review Committee Convenes to select the 2009 PRISM Award Winners   Picture This: A Local Approach to Mental Health in Los Angeles Presented by EIC & KTTV FOX 11 Special Speakers include Congresswoman Watson (Congressional Entertainment Caucus, Chair) & Congresswoman Napolitano (Congressional Mental Health Caucus, Co-Chair) Latest News An unusual program offers breast cancer patients emotional care. Three boys and a girl were born the morning of July 1; all are healthy. Their parents had been trying to have children for five years. Gastric bypass fails to produce long-term weight loss for up to half of the people who have the surgery. But a new procedure may offer a better outcome. An Annapolis woman told she had only months to live in 2004 says she was cured of cancer by the power of prayer. The results of an annual obesity survey show a growing American population--waistline-wise, that is. At the health care town hall meeting, President Barack Obama hugs a distraught woman who said she has cancer but can't pay her expenses. Introducing "XOCAI" chocolate, a dark chocolate rich in antioxidants and may help you lose weight. An FDA panel voted to lower both the maximum daily dose and single dose for non-prescription acetaminophen. It?s not the swine flu, but some could consider one Montgomery County officer?s illness a cousin to it. Lyme Disease is caused when an infected tick jumps onto the skin from grass, leaves or pets, but what are doctors doing about it? Kids these days are getting sextier and sextier. Researchers are calling it a major breakthrough in the battle against breast cancer, a new class of pills showing potential for shrinking otherwise inoperable tumors. It?s a standard line at the doctor?s office, ?if there?s anything wrong, we?ll give you a call.? Well, don?t hold your breath. The first lady talks about how she encourages Sasha and Malia to stay active. Gov. M. Jodi Rell is considering a proposed law that would ban the production of fetal ?keepsake? photos and videos. Want to take a guess at what's the most popular berry in the world? Turns out it's the strawberry -- and, as Liz Crenshaw reports, there's a lot more to strawberries than their great taste. The FDA is warning consumers to throw away prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough. Must poison them all...

EIC’s Entertainment Industry Partners

We would like to thank the following organizations for being Entertainment Industry Partners in our annual PRISM Awards and our First Draft program to provide technical assistance on health and social issues to the creative community.

Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) Entertainment Merchant Association (EMA) Independent Film & Television Alliance International Documentary Association (IDA) National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE)

National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) Women in Film (WIF) Writers Guild of America West , Inc. (WGAw) American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA)

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