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Health Policy Video Directory Issue Module

This KaiserEDU.org directory includes links to documentaries, news segments, and other videos that pertain to various health policy issues both domestically and abroad. These videos are produced by a wide variety of organizations. Most have to be purchased from the producer or another distribution outlet, while some (including those produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation) are available at no charge. Information on how to obtain the video is provided when available by clicking on the video title.

This directory includes videos that we have identified to date and will continue to be updated. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) does not endorse or take responsibility for the content in any of the video segments listed in this directory, except for those produced by KFF. If you know of a video on a health policy issue and would like to include it in this directory, please contact us at KaiserEDU@kff.org.
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Title and Producer
(Click for more information) 		Description Length
(hr:min:sec) 		Topic(s) Covered Production Year
"Money-Driven Medicine" segment
ABC News 		ABC's Nightline shows a segment of “Money-Driven Medicine,” a documentary by California Newsreel on the medical-industrial complex that attempts to explain what drives costs up and quality of care down in the US health care system.   00:06:00 Health Care System  2009
“On the Edge: Health Care in the Recession”
Kaiser Family Foundation 		This video, a companion to the report, "Rising Health Pressures in an Economic Recession: A 360-Degree Look at Four Communities," explores the financial and personal struggles of families who have suffered economic reversals and lost jobs and job-based health coverage during the recession. The video profiles people in three of the communities hard hit by the recession: St. Petersburg, Fla.; Beloit, Wisc.; and Long Island, N.Y. It examines at the grassroots level the experiences of families, employers, safety-net providers and community organizations during these economic hard times.  00:08:50 Health Care System  2009
24/7
Mary A.C. Fallon, Daniel Priest 		This documentary examines some of the consequences of cuts in state-funded institutions on the caregivers of people with developmental disabilities.  00:33:00 Disabilities  2005
A Closer Walk
Robert Bilheimer 		This documentary explores the widespread impact of the global AIDS epidemic.   01:25:00 HIV/AIDS; International Health  2003
A Healthy Start
Tekweni Productions, TVE 		This film discusses the work of Women's Health Project, a group in Johannesburg dedicated to addressing women's needs and issues in South Africa's health system.   00:11:00 International Health; Women's Health  1995
A Short Film About How Nurses Save Lives
Canadian Health Services Research 		This online film discusses nurses’ contribution to health and healthcare and the benefits of higher levels of nurse staffing.   Not Available Health Care System; International Health; Public Health  2007
A Short Film About the Benefits of Teamwork
Canadian Health Services Research 		This online film discusses the benefits to healthcare delivery when health professionals coordinate and collaborate in their work.   Not Available Health Care System; International Health; Public Health  2007
Abandoned to Their Fate
School Projects Publications 		This program traces the historical origins of stereotypes and societal practices toward people with disabilities.  00:30:00 Disabilities  1997
Abortion and the Law
CBS (Walter Cronkite, Eric Sevareid) 		This television documentary reports on abortion before it was legalized in United States. It discusses the moral, social, legal, and psychological aspects of abortion.  00:57:00 Women's Health  1965
Abortion Clinic
Frontline 		The film's producers spent five months at an abortion clinic in Chester, PA to document the people who work in the clinic, the women who visit the clinic and the people in the community who oppose the clinic.  00:53:00 Women's Health  1983
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