Beginning in April 2008, San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning will offer a continuing education course for licensed health professionals based on the UNNATURAL CAUSES documentary series. Continuing education credits are available for licensed health care professionals including medical doctors, registered nurses, and certified health education specialists as well as any provider whose board accepts Continuing Educational Medical Credits for non-physicians.

This guide includes a wide range of questions and activities to engage many types of audiences in dialogue—from community members to elected officials. General prompts address the series' overall themes and key concepts, with ideas for sparking discussion before and after viewing, deepening comprehension, and turning the viewers' focus to opportunities for action in their community. Episode-specific prompts introduce the key question presented in each episode, check for and deepend comprehension, and spark discussion around presented issues and how they may apply to their community. The guide also suggests activities to delve more deeply into key concepts, highlights features on the series companion website, and lists additional sources for further information.

Seven small group discussion guides have been developed by members of the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals to acquaint medical and other health professional students with examples of specific health disparities that affect communities in the United States, to bring attention to the role that social determinants of health play in these disparities, and to foster discussion regarding solutions and action that can be taken to eliminate these health disparities. Six of the discussion guides have been designed for 60-minute small group sessions, while the guide to accompany the introductory episode is designed for a 90-minute small group session. Discussions can be facilitated by medical, health professional and/or epidemiology faculty or graduate students.

Linn Gould of Just Health Action  – working with members of the Population Health Forum at the University of Washington – has developed questions for use with UNNATURAL CAUSES, based upon a facilitation method created by the Institute for Cultural Affairs. Questions were generated and tested by the Population Health Forum and are available at their Web site.

The answers to the Health Equity Quiz in a 4-page PDF, for use as a handout.

The questions from the Health Equity Quiz in a 2-page PDF, for use as a handout

Lesson plans and other materials about the Pima's struggle to regain their water rights, and the landmark settlement in 2004.

Anyone can earn three units of transferable college credit through San Francisco State University. This online course (available beginning summer and fall 2008) will allow learners to view the documentary series and related video of some of the nation’s foremost leaders on the social determinants of health, such as Nancy Krieger, David Williams, Richard Hofrichter, and Anthony Iton. Class participants will be guided through important readings, and the instructors will highlight community campaigns and organizations that are working successfully to address social determinants of health. Students will dialogue with others from around the nation in an online community.