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Unnatural Causes

Place Matters (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 27 min | Documentary

Patterns of uneven development mark the Pacific islands and diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases, even tuberculosis, are taking a growing toll on Pacific Islander populations. In the Marshall Islands and in the unlikely spot of ...See morePatterns of uneven development mark the Pacific islands and diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases, even tuberculosis, are taking a growing toll on Pacific Islander populations. In the Marshall Islands and in the unlikely spot of Springdale, AR we witness how US occupation, military policy and globalization impact people's health-often in unanticipated ways. Written by California Newsreel See less
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2008 (United States)
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18 cast members
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Angela Glover Blackwell
Self - CEO, PolicyLink Self - CEO, PolicyLink   See fewer
Bonita Blake
Self - President, High Point Community Council Self - President, High Point Community Council   See fewer
Wendel Brunner
Self - Director of Public Health, Contra Costa Health Services Self - Director of Public Health, Contra Costa Health Services   See fewer
Ana Diez-Roux
Self - Epidemiologist, University of Michigan Self - Epidemiologist, University of Michigan   See fewer
Richard J. Jackson
Self - Professor of Environmental Health, UC Berkeley Self - Professor of Environmental Health, UC Berkeley   See fewer
James Krieger
Self - Epidemiologist, Public Health - Seattle & King County Self - Epidemiologist, Public Health - Seattle & King County   See fewer
Laura Kubzansky
Self - Health Psychologist, Harvard School of Public Health Self - Health Psychologist, Harvard School of Public Health   See fewer
Torm Nompraseurt
Self - Lead Organizer, Laotian Organizing Project Self - Lead Organizer, Laotian Organizing Project   See fewer
Tom Phillips
Self - High Point Redevelopment Manager, Seattle Housing Authority Self - High Point Redevelopment Manager, Seattle Housing Authority   See fewer
Robert Prentice
Self - Director, Health Inequities Initiative Self - Director, Health Inequities Initiative   See fewer
Denise Sharify
Self - Community Health Program Manager, Neighborhood House Self - Community Health Program Manager, Neighborhood House   See fewer
Jack P. Shonkoff
Self - Pediatrician, Harvard Center on the Developing Child Self - Pediatrician, Harvard Center on the Developing Child   See fewer
Llewellyn M. Smith
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
S. Leonard Syme
Self - Epidemiologist, UC Berkeley Self - Epidemiologist, UC Berkeley   See fewer
Tim Takaro
Self - Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University Self - Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University   See fewer
David S. Weiland
Self - Cardiologist, East Bay Cardiology Medical Group Self - Cardiologist, East Bay Cardiology Medical Group   See fewer
David Williams
Self - Sociologist, Harvard School of Health Self - Sociologist, Harvard School of Health   See fewer
Nance Wilson
Self - Program Director, Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!) Self - Program Director, Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!)   See fewer
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