Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

TC Students in Health & Gottesman Libraries

are pleased to invite you to a
Film Screening & Discussion:

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?(California Newsreel, 2008)

Monday, April 20, 4:00 - 6:00 pm

The Gottesman Libraries, Room 305


Unnatural Causes is an acclaimed documentary series that explores the socio-economic and racial inequities in health. In seven episodes, the film seeks to raise social awareness of health disparities among other important objectives, including the promotion of positive health outcomes and a preventive approach to disease; finer understanding of well-being; and evaluation of current policies. ?In Sickness and in Wealth,? the first of seven episodes in the Unnatural Causes series, will be shown. This introductory piece examines the distribution of power, and how wealth and resources shape opportunities for health. A discussion of the issues will follow the screening. Subsequent screenings will be done on Mondays from 12noon-1pm in the Second Floor Salon.

UNNATURAL CAUSES | About the series . Episode descriptions |��CALIFORNIA NEWSREEL: "The opening 56-minute episode, “In Sickness and In Wealth,” presents the series’ overarching themes. Each supporting half-hour episode, set in a different ethnic/racial community, provides a deeper exploration of how social conditions affect population health and how some communities are extending their lives by improving them."