UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
by California Newsreel
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.
Episodes
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Camara Jones (ENHANCED podcast), research director, Social Determinants of Health and Equity, 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.
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Camara Jones, research director, Social Determinants of Health and Equity, 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.
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Jack Shonkoff (ENHANCED podcast), director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
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.…
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Jack Shonkoff, director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
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.…
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Anthony Iton (ENHANCED podcast), Alameda County (CA) director of public health
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...
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Anthony Iton, Alameda County (CA) director of public health
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...
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Sir Michael Marmot (ENHANCED podcast), University College, London
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.
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Sir Michael Marmot, University College, London
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.
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Nancy Krieger (ENHANCED podcast), Harvard School of Public Health
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.
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Nancy Krieger, Harvard School of Public Health
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.
About this show
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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