Unnatural causes: is inequality making us sick? / produced by California Newsreel ; in association with Vital Pictures ; Center for Asian American Media ; Latino Public Broadcasting ; Native American Public Telecommunications ; National Black Programming Consortium ; Pacific Islanders in Communications ; presented by National Minority Consortia ; series creator & executive producer, Larry Adelman.

Unnatural causes: is inequality making us sick? /

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A seven-part documentary series arguing that "health and longevity are correlated with socioeconomic status; people of color face an additional health burden, and our health and well-being are tied to policies that promote economic and social justice. Each of the half-hour program segments, set...

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Main Authors: Ragazzi, Claudio (Composer), Phillips, Tom, 1952- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Vital Pictures (Firm), National Minority Consortia (U.S.), California Newsreel (Firm), Center for Asian American Media, Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc, National Black Programming Consortium, Pacific Islanders in Communications
Other Authors: Adelman, Larry (Producer), Herbes-Sommers, Christine (Producer), Smith, Llewellyn (Narrator, Producer, Director), Scott, Chuck (Film editor), Williams, Andrea (Film editor), Anderson, William A. (Film editor), McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer) (Cinematographer), Chisolm, Richard (Cinematographer), MacLowry, Randall (Producer, Film editor), Strain, Tracy Heather (Producer, Director), Stange, Eric, 1953- (Producer), Rutenbeck, James (Producer, Director, Film editor), Weaver, Jonathan (Cinematographer) (Cinematographer), Walker, Keith (Cinematographer) (Cinematographer), Garcia Rios, Patricia (Producer, Director), Fortier, James M. (Producer, Director), Lee, Ellie, 1970- (Producer, Director), Baynard, John (Cinematographer), Krause, Dan (Cinematographer), Rodríguez, María Teresa (Filmmaker)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, [2008]
Series:Health and society in video
Subjects:
Social status > Health aspects > United States.
Minorities > Health and hygiene > United States.
Immigrants > Health and hygiene > United States.
Health and race > United States.
Discrimination in medical care > United States.
African Americans > Health and hygiene.
Mexicans > Health and hygiene > United States.
Tohono O'odham Indians > Health and hygiene.
Southeast Asians > Health and hygiene > United States.
Hispanic Americans > Health and hygiene.
Marshallese > Health and hygiene.
Unemployed > Health and hygiene > United States.
Medical care > Needs assessment.
Social ecology.
Unemployment > Health aspects > United States.
Globalization > Health aspects.
Infants > Mortality > United States.
Diabetes > Economic aspects.
Social isolation > Health aspects.
Urban health > Environmental aspects.
Systemic Racism
Healthcare Disparities
Health Status Disparities
Health Services Needs and Demand
Minority Health
Quality of Health Care
Social Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
United States
Webcast
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Internet videos.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access: Streaming video (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:Kanopy
Table of Contents:
  • In sickness and in wealth (56 min.) / produced by Christine Herbes-Sommers, Llewellyn M. Smith ; directed by Llewellyn M. Smith ; editors, Chuck Scott, Andrea Williams, William A. Anderson ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; directors of photography, Stephen McCarthy, Richard Chisolm
  • When the bough breaks (29 min.) / produced by Tracy Heather Strain, Randall MacLowry, Eric Stange ; directed by Tracy Heather Strain; editors, Randall MacLowry, Chuck Scott, James Rutenbeck ; composer, Tom Phillips ; directors of photography, Jonathan Weaver, Keith Walker
  • Becoming American (29 min.) / produced and directed by Patricia Garcia Rios, Maria Teresa Rodriguez ; editor, Andrea Williams ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; director of photography, Richard Chisolm
  • Bad sugar (29 min.) / produced and directed by James M. Fortier ; editor, Chuck Scott ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; directors of photography, Dan Krause, James M. Fortier
  • Place matters (29 min.) / produced and directed by Ellie Lee ; editor, Andrea Williams ; composer, Tom Phillips ; directors of photography, John Baynard [and others]
  • Collateral damage (29 min.) / directed and produced by Eric Stange ; editors, Chuck Scott, James Rutenbeck ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy
  • Not just a paycheck (30 min.) / directed and produced by James Rutenbeck ; editors, Andrea Williams, James Rutenbeck, Chuck Scott ; composer, Claudio Ragazzi ; director of photography, Richard Chisolm.

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