Air Date
March 27, 2008
Episodes
7 episodes
Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
Season 1
Episodes
1. In Sickness and in Wealth
March 27, 2008
56 min
How does the distribution of power, wealth and resources shape opportunities for health?
2. When the Bough Breaks
April 3, 2008
29 min
Can racism become embedded in the body and affect birth outcomes?
3. Becoming American
April 10, 2008
29 min
Latino immigrants arrive healthy, so why don’t they stay that way?
4. Bad Sugar
April 17, 2008
29 min
What are the connections between diabetes, oppression, and empowerment in two Native American communities?
5. Place Matters
April 24, 2008
29 min
Why is your street address such a strong predictor of your health?
6. Collateral Damage
May 1, 2008
29 min
How do Marshall Islanders pay for globalization and U.S. military policy with their health?
7. Not Just a Paycheck
May 8, 2008
30 min
Why do layoffs take such a huge toll in Michigan but cause hardly a ripple in Sweden?
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