Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? Spawns Health Equity Movement

Unnatural Causes to be Re-aired on PBS

The documentary Unnatural Causes, produced by the California NewsReel, will be re-aired on PBS this coming October.  This award winning program explores the causes of racial and socio-economic health disparities.  To learn more about the documentary click here.

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Since the national broadcast of the PBS documentary Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Health Policy Institute has taken a leading role in partnering with other organizations and individuals to foster public engagement around Unnatural Causes and health equity issues. Key partners include the Intercultural Cancer Council, the National Healthy Start Association, the Black Women's Health Imperative, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Health Brain Trust.

We encourage you to learn more about Unnatural Causes and the health equity movement by visiting the new and improved website at www.unnaturalcauses.org. Featuring send-to-a-friend video clips, educational activities, original case studies, background on the series, tools for action, an Ask the Experts forum, and the Connect up! Directory of organizations and much more!

DVDs of the series may be purchased online through California Newsreel. www.newsreel.org Spanish language DVDs are also available. Also, continue to visit the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies website for more information.

For information on how to plan your own community screening of Unnatural Causes, contact Felicia Eaves at feaves@jointcenter.org.