Demographic information based on 2000 census data 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 marys district coreys district tondras district jims district p e r c e n t a g e o f p o p u l a t i o n hs grads college grads unemployed in. Learn more about key concepts and series themes by exploring the resources below. Unnatural causes about the series california newsreel. This fourhour documentary series premiered nationally on pbs in spring 2008, and will be rebroadcast fridays at 10pm, october 9 through 30. Njvid is a stateoftheart digital media repository service for streaming and preservation of academic and research media for higher education.
Utilizing census data and interviews with people all over the country, the episode discusses the connection between health, socioeconomic status, and race. Their long relationship with the united states may be one. The reports and articles listed below helped inform the making of this documentary series. Aug 14, 2014 unnatural causes, for the first time on film, sounds the alarm organizations and universities, please contact thank you. Download pdf emily yi 4th year medical student university of auckland in 2008, the television network public broadcasting services pbs released a four hour documentary series called unnatural causes. This article is within the scope of wikiproject television, a collaborative effort to develop and improve wikipedia articles about television programs. A sevenpart, fourhour series investigates health disparities in the united states and finds they are related to income and race in this extraordinary series, unnatural causes. Unnatural causes place matters is now available in multiple asian languages on a separate dvd. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Feb 06, 2018 eugene chooverrated are we more in love with the idea of changing the world than changing the world duration. Unnatural causes frequently asked questions california. Unnatural causes tackles the root causes of the alarming socioeconomic and racial inequities in health in the united states. Health for sale are the worlds largest drug companies, paradoxically, major obstacles to making a healthier.
Join those around the country expanding the conversation beyond health care and right choices by using california newsreels prizewinning series, unnatural causes. Unnatural causes is the acclaimed documentary series broadcast by pbs and now used by thousands of organizations around the country to tackle the root causes of our alarming socioeconomic and racial inequities in health. Louisville metro maps reveal 5 and 10year gaps in life expectancy between the citys rich, middle and workingclass neighborhoods. The raising of america grew directly out of california newsreels critically acclaimed fourhour pbs series unnatural causes. Produced by california newsreel with vital pictures. Demographic information based on 2000 census data 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 marys district coreys district tondras district jims district p e r c e n t a g e o f p o p u l a t i o n hs grads college grads unemployed in poverty minority pop. Each of the halfhour program segments, set in different racialethnic communities, provides a deeper exploration of the ways in. Jul 26, 2019 each video clip here illustrates a key concept from the series. The dvd enables you to choose from english, cantonese, mandarin, hmong, lao and vietnamese audio with english and or mandarin subtitles. Unnatural causes, a sevenpart series now available on dvd, sounds the alarm about our glaring socioeconomic and racial disparities in healthand seeks out root causes. About the series and the youth companion guide produced by the california newsreel in association with vital pictures, the documentary film series unnatural causes.
Unnatural causes, a documentary series scheduled for release this fall, will present for the first time on american television an investigation of. May i edistribute video clips or post video clips from the series on my web site. Unnatural causes sounds the alarm about the extent of our glaring socioeconomic and racial inequities in health and searches for their root causes. Some are excerpted from the documentary series, while others are webexclusive content. Produced by california newsreel in association with vital pictures, inc. While we pour more and more money into drugs, dietary supplements and new medical technologies, unnatural causes crisscrosses the country investigating the findings that are shaking up conventional understanding of what really makes us healthy or sick. Unnatural causes, a sevenpart series now available on dvd, sounds the alarm about our glaring socioeconomic and racial disparities in healthand seeks out root. Feel free to copy the code to embed in your web site or blog. The opening 56minute episode, in sickness and in wealth, presents the series overarching themes. This fourhour documentary series, broadcast in october 2009 on pbs stations, features center director jack p. Unnatural causes, a sevenpart series now available on dvd, sounds the alarm about our glaring.
Health, general sociology and social work discrimination in medical care portrayals documentary films appreciation documentary movies equality medical care discrimination. Unnatural causes, for the first time on film, sounds the alarm organizations and universities, please contact thank you. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show unnatural causes. Presented by the national minority consortia of public television public impact campaign in association with the joint center health policy institute. Four hour documentary exploring racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health. It looks at evidence that supports the concepts of health as involving more than just health care.
Dolores acevedogarcia, assistant professor of society, human development and health at harvard university, researches the impact of. The january series of calvin university 1,535 views. Similarly, it is still widely believed that it is top executives who are dropping dead from heart and artery disease, when in truth it is their subordinates. There are many reasons why the health of the marshallese people is compromised. Shonkoff, affiliated harvard faculty members ichiro kawachi and david williams, and national scientific council on the developing child member bruce mcewen of rockefeller university. By providing cost effective media streaming and repository services, njvid enables institutions to overcome the technical barriers in digitizing and making media available to users through a secure portal. In sickness is in wealth is the first episode of the documentary series unnatural causes. Is inequality making us sick in sickness and in wealth from season 1 at.
Sep 15, 2007 unnatural causes sifts through the evidence suggesting that there is more to our health than bad habits, problems with the health care system, or unlucky genes, and that the social environments in which we are born, live, and work profoundly affect our wellbeing and longevity. Health, general sociology and social work discrimination in medical care portrayals documentary films appreciation. While staying with his aunt jane in suffolk, adam dalgliesh stumbles across a. Unnatural causes al affiliation the film was en d unnatural causes because according to an extensive research done by health experts and medical practitioners, it showed that social classes and racism were the greatest attributes to ones health outcomes. Unnatural causes sounds the alarm about the extent of our alarming socioeconomic and racial.
Unnatural causes sifts through the evidence suggesting that there is more to our health than bad habits, problems with the health care system, or unlucky genes, and that the social environments in which we are born, live, and work profoundly affect our wellbeing and longevity. Mar 24, 2017 in sickness is in wealth is the first episode of the documentary series unnatural causes. One of the islands ebeye is a mile long and an eighth of a mile wide but its home to about 10,000 people, making it. Unnatural causes 1967 is a detective novel by english crime writer p. Why the inequality gap is growing between rich and poor. Mar 26, 2008 this is a story about health, but its not about doctors or drugs. Unnatural causes is the acclaimed documentary series that explores racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health. Eugene chooverrated are we more in love with the idea of changing the world than changing the world duration. This is a story about health, but its not about doctors or drugs. April 28, 2016 by mediacenterblog what if where we lived and our socioeconomic status had a greater effect on our health than our genes and health habits. Viewpoint, viewpoint essay by health and social work.
244 618 761 1147 1426 1364 114 1088 632 745 1452 579 974 400 481 1183 1207 1352 1273 1530 1440 1326 1304 1402 1075 1595 118 1278 1204 173 1395 63 465 337 1472 1630 1310 818 1194 404 218 896 478 24 941 970 453 1059 319