UNNATURAL CAUSES: IS INEQUALITY MAKING US SICK?

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In Sickness and in Wealth This episode uncovers the connections between healthy bodies and healthy bank accounts — and why residents of so many other nations, including many poorer countries, live longer and healthier lives.
  • Original3/27/2008
  • UNCA
When the Bough Breaks/Becoming American Looking into why African-American infant mortality rates are twice as high as those for white Americans; and understanding the "Hispanic Paradox."
  • Original4/3/2008
  • UNCA
Bad Sugar/Place Matters “Bad Sugar” travels to the O’odham Indian reservations of southern Arizona where residents have perhaps the highest rates of Type 2 diabetes in the world. "Place Matters" takes a look at what policies and investment decisions create neighborhood environments that harm — or benefit — the health of residents.
  • Original4/10/2008
  • UNCA
Collateral Damage/Not Just a Paycheck "Collateral Damage" shows how globalization is affecting health — often in unanticipated ways. "Not Just a Paycheck" takes a look at how  job insecurity and unemployment affect health.
  • Original4/17/2008
  • UNCA