Look, there's nothing I can possibly say about the upcoming documentary Unnatural Causes that either I haven't already said, or that others haven't already said much better. In many ways, the issues regarding public health policy and the social determinants of health I've been covering here on MH Blog are encapsulated neatly in the documentary.
It's a four-part series, beginning tomorrow, March 27, on PBS at 10 pm EST (I think, check local listings). If you care at all about health and illness, it's an absolute must.
I feel particularly fortunate because I will have the opportunity to meet some of the producers at the Intercultural Cancer Council Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer April 3-6. I'll try to post something as a follow-up. Any MH Blog readers who will be attending the conference are encouraged to drop by and say hello.
In any case, watch the documentary!
UPDATE: Well? What say you all? I loved it; thought it was terrific. Interviewed many of the right people (Kawachi, Krieger, Williams, Christakis, Marmot, among others), made key points about chronic stress and the neuroendocrine pathway (which we've noted here), and talked at length about the social gradient of health. There's obviously going to be many who differ on the appropriate policy prescriptions, but I thought it laid the groundwork very well.
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