Title and Producer
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Description |
Length
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Topic(s) Covered |
Production Year |
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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World-Class Healthcare: Why Isn't the U.S. the Best?
ABC News
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This program describes the American health care system's overall performance. An overview of the factors that contribute to a top-notch health care system, as well as an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the Canadian and U.S. systems are provided.
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00:23:00
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Health Care System; International Health
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2003
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Worlds Apart: An Educational Multimedia Project on Cross-Cultural Health
The Commonwealth Fund
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Worlds Apart describes cultural competencies and difficulties faced by doctors working with minorities. It documents tensions and misunderstandings in the patient-physician relationship.
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Not Available
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Health Care System; Racial and Ethnic Disparities
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2004
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