UNNATURAL CAUSES is inequality making us sick? HEALTH EQUITY research topics and resources to learn more
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Image Thumbnail CREATORS MUSE, An interview with the filmmakers E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

Series Creator/Executive Producer Larry Adelman and Co-Executive Producer Llew Smith offer insights on the art, the science and the inspiration behind UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

Image Thumbnail Glossary of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Terms E-mail to a friend
WEB SITE, Public Health Agency of Canada

A great guide to the lingo of SDOH, that can help you and the groups you outreach to better understand other materials.

Image Thumbnail Policy Guide (pdf) E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES

This guide contains a menu of policy ideas that can improve health equity. Generally, such policies aim to: tackle inequality and improving living standards, protect those at the bottom of the pyramid, and reform decision-making processes.

Image Thumbnail Race, Racial Inequality, and Health Inequities: Separating Myth from Fact (pdf) E-mail to a friend
ARTICLE by Brian Smedley, Michael Jeffries, Larry Adelman and Jean Cheng

This paper, prepared by staff at The Opportunity Agenda and California Newsreel, provides background, statistics, and theoretical frameworks to help the reader better understand the role that "race" plays in health inequities. Evidence is presented that discounts popularly accepted genetic explanations and supports theories of socially-based factors.

Image Thumbnail UNNATURAL CAUSES - One Page Description of the Series E-mail to a friend
Image Thumbnail UNNATURAL CAUSES Background Themes E-mail to a friend
California Newsreel, 2008

A seven-page document outlining the objectives and key themes of the UNNATURAL CAUSES series.