Title and Producer
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Length
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When Billy Broke His Head, and Other Tales of Wonder
Independent Television Service
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A radio journalist who became brain damaged sets out to meet people with disabilities around the country to create a documentary about how the disabled experience life in the United States.
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00:57:00
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Disabilities
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1994
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Where Have All the Nurses Gone?
Available through Films Media Group
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This program examines the nursing shortage in the United States, addressing the contributing factors and concerns about quality of patient care.
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00:29:00
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Health Care System
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2001
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Who Cares: Chronic Illness in America
PBS
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This program takes a look at the medical system's balance between intervention and prevention. Health care finance, management, and access are addressed.
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00:57:00
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Health Care System; Public Health
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2001
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Who Plays God?: Medicine, Money, and Ethics in American Health Care
ABC News
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This documentary explores life and death situations to illustrate ethical decisions made in modern American medicine and how the use of health care dollars is determined.
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02:00:00
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Health Care System
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1996
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Without Pity: A Film About Abilities
HBO Production
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This documentary, narrated by Christopher Reeve, examines the efforts of people with disabilities to live productive lives.
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00:56:00
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Disabilities
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1996
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Women at Risk: A View from the Safety Net
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This video provides a day in the life of the Arlington (Va.) Free Clinic where, four times a month, medical personnel provide care and screenings exclusively to women. The video explores the hurdles that uninsured women face in accessing health care and the social issues, including work and family responsibilities, that create challenges for them.
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00:06:49
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Public Health
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2009
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Women of Substance
Video Action Fund
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This documentary presents the story of women overcoming addiction during pregnancy and motherhood. It follows three diverse women to demonstrate the legal, moral, and health battles they confront.
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00:55:00
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Health Care System; Women's Health
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1994
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Women with Open Eyes (Femmes aux yeux ouverts)
Amanou Production
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This film presents portraits of contemporary African women speaking out and organizing around marital rights, reproductive health, FGM, women's role in the economy, and political rights.
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00:52:00
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International Health; Women's Health
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1994
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Work on New Cervical Cancer Vaccine Continues
PBS (Online NewsHour)
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This NewsHour program discusses the outcomes of the first experimental vaccine for cervical cancer. NewsHour interviews Dr. Elizabeth Garner, a gynecological oncologist at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.
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00:07:28
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Women's Health
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2006
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Working Uninsured
KQED, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer
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This documentary follows uninsured individuals in the Bay Area, examining the employer-based insurance system and the growing need for public clinics and emergency rooms.
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Not Available
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Health Care System; Public Health
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Not Available
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