photos by Marcie Revens (New York) & Howard Wise (Los Angeles)
DGA members and their dependents received free flu shots during the 2026 Health Fairs at the DGA New York Theater lobby on October 17 and at Guild headquarters in Los Angeles on October 24. Hosted by the DGA-Producer Pension and Health Plans, all members in the surrounding areas — not just current Health Plan participants — were encouraged to attend these fairs to bolster their health for the coming flu season and take advantage of the wealth of information that was being disseminated by Pension and Health Plans representatives and representatives from CVS Caremark, Delta Dental, VSP Vision and the Entertainment Community Fund.
The Directors Guild Foundation (DGF) has generously supported these annual events and covered the cost of the flu shots for participants not covered under the Health Plan in New York City. In Los Angeles, the Cedars-Sinai Community Health Improvement Program covered the cost of the flu shots for non-covered participants and the DGF provided refreshments in both locations.
In addition to one-on-one time with Plans’ staff, attendees of both fairs could learn more about the myPHP benefits portal, where Plans’ participants can access their personal benefits information including Health Plan eligibility, medical claims, employer contributions, estimated pension benefit accruals and more wherever they have internet access. New myPHP subscribers and current subscribers who opted to change to paperless delivery of myPHP documents were entered into a raffle drawing for a $100 Whole Foods gift card.
As a bonus, attendees at the fair were able to receive free neck and shoulder massages and take part in raffles where they had the opportunity to win a variety of prizes including an Apple Watch, gift cards and more.
