UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
Summary: Interviews with top scholars in public health, sociology, childhood development and more - created during production of the acclaimed documentary UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? - are now available as edited podcasts. UNNATURAL CAUSES is a series about health, but it's not about doctors or drugs. Instead, the film crisscrosses the country to find stories and evidence of the underlying social conditions that shape who gets sick in the first place. Produced by California Newsreel with Vital Pictures, this four-hour documentary series, broadcast nationally on PBS, explores what we can - and should - do about racial and socioeconomic inequities in health. New episodes will be available every other week.
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Podcasts:
Dr. Camara Jones discusses her work studying the health effects of everyday racism and the structural causes of health inequities. NOTE: Dr. Jones' opinions and comments are her own and they do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Camara Jones discusses her work studying the health effects of everyday racism and the structural causes of health inequities. NOTE: Dr. Jones' opinions and comments are her own and they do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In this original interview, Dr. Jack Shonkoff talks about new research on the importance of healthy, nurturing environments for the future of young children. He discusses the impact of toxic stress on brain development, how development is a product on genetics and experience, and how the U.S. fares poorly in comparison to other countries. He argues that the U.S. needs social policies that provide better choices for families with young children or we'll pay a much greater price later on.
In this original interview, Dr. Jack Shonkoff talks about new research on the importance of healthy, nurturing environments for the future of young children. He discusses the impact of toxic stress on brain development, how development is a product on genetics and experience, and how the U.S. fares poorly in comparison to other countries. He argues that the U.S. needs social policies that provide better choices for families with young children or we'll pay a much greater price later on.
In this original interview, Anthony Iton talks about the extraordinary health of recent Latino immigrants and what we can all learn from them. He also discusses the importance of hope, the power of community organizing, and why it's in all our best interest to tackle inequities sooner rather than later.
In this original interview, Anthony Iton talks about the extraordinary health of recent Latino immigrants and what we can all learn from them. He also discusses the importance of hope, the power of community organizing, and why it's in all our best interest to tackle inequities sooner rather than later.
Sir Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology and public health, University College-London, talks about his pioneering Whitehall Studies, the social gradient in health, and why he's optimistic that we can improve health outcomes and address inequities.
Sir Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology and public health, University College-London, talks about his pioneering Whitehall Studies, the social gradient in health, and why he's optimistic that we can improve health outcomes and address inequities.
International expert and Harvard professor Nancy Krieger talks about the political economy of health, why public health and social justice are intertwined, and the impact of race and place on health outcomes.
International expert and Harvard professor Nancy Krieger talks about the political economy of health, why public health and social justice are intertwined, and the impact of race and place on health outcomes.
