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Welcome to the Entertainment and Media Communication Institute!

The Institute promotes collaboration between diverse disciplinary experts and relevant publics to develop effective communication strategies to reach and influence key audiences with accurate and timely information. The Institute will also provide analyzed audience based information back to scientific collaborators and media industry representatives. The Institute provides a new means to implement and position health promotion campaigns, social marketing strategies, risk communication research and new informatics' applications within the broader media space.

The Entertainment and Media Communication Institute
is comprised of five centers:

+ The C ent er for Men tal Health

+ The Cente r for S kin Ca ncer

+ Center for Science, Engineering and Technology
   (SE T)

+ Center for Substance Use Disorders: Prevention,
   Treatment and Recovery
     Drug Abuse Depiction Book

+ Center for Children, Youth and Families
    Women's Health   -- Coming in August
    Foster Care -- Coming in August
    Int ellectual Disabilities
    At-Risk Yo uth

Mission
To foster developmental interdisciplinary activities in:

+ health, education &
   social sciences

+ communications research
   & theory

+ cultural studies

+ environmental strategies

+ science, engineering and
   technology

Recent Projects

Health Info for FOX's Mental

Spotlight On:
Performance Enhancing Drugs

EMCI Think Tank: Mental Healthcare Media Blueprint

Faculty
The Institute faculty includes leading experts in entertainment and news media, communications research, corporate strategic planning, health promotion and others with expertise in additional relevant fields of study.

Entertainment Industries Council

East Coast:                                                                                                                    West Coast:
1865 Reston Old Reston Ave                                                                                      3000 West Alameda
Suite 215                                                                                                       Administration Building Suite 225
Reston, VA 20190                                                                                                                        Burbank, CA 91505
Office: (703) 481-1414                                                                                                           Office: (818) 840-2016
Fax: (703) 481-1418                                                                                                          Fax: (818) 840-2018