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.

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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 in d...

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Main Authors:	Adelman, Larry (Creator) Ragazzi, Claudio (Composer) Phillips, Tom, 1952- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	California Newsreel (Firm) (Production company) Vital Pictures (Firm) (Production company) Center for Asian American Media (Production company) Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm) (Production company) Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc (Production company) National Black Programming Consortium (Production company) Pacific Islanders in Communications (Production company) National Minority Consortia (U.S.) (Presenter) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Broadcaster)
Other Authors:	Smith, Llewellyn (Narrator, Producer, Director) Herbes-Sommers, Christine (Producer) Strain, Tracy Heather (Producer, Director) MacLowry, Randall (Producer, Film editor) Stange, Eric, 1953- (Producer, Director) Garcia Rios, Patricia (Producer, Director) Rodríguez, María Teresa (Producer, Director) Fortier, James M. (Producer, Director, Cinematographer) Lee, Ellie, 1970- (Producer, Director) Rutenbeck, James (Producer, Director, Film editor) Scott, Chuck (Film editor) Williams, Andrea (Film editor) McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer) (Cinematographer) Chisolm, Richard (Cinematographer) Weaver, Jonathan (Cinematographer) Walker, Keith (Cinematographer) (Cinematographer) Krause, Dan (Cinematographer) Baynard, John (Cinematographer)
Language:	English Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	Menus and audio in English or Spanish ; optional English or Spanish subtitles ; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired.
Published:	[San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, [2008], ©2008.
Edition:	Dual-language edition.
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 people > 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. Healthcare Disparities. Health Status Disparities. Health Services Needs and Demand. Minority Health. Quality of Health Care. Social Environment. Socioeconomic Factors. United States. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Connect to: Official website - All users
Local Note:	LM copy 1 housed in the audiovisual collection.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (236 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out guide. Also issued as streaming video via the World Wide Web.
Variant Title:	Is inequality making us sick?
Format:	Video DVD