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We’ve gathered our most commonly requested items here so they are easy to find and convenient to download and print.

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Image Thumbnail Amazing Facts E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

A three-page handout with facts about health, economics, and inequity in the United States, and how we compare internationally. Useful for spurring discussion and raising awareness.

Image Thumbnail Health Equity Quiz E-mail to a friend
POWERPOINT SLIDES by UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

An adaptation of our Health Equity Quiz interactivity, presented in Powerpoint slides that can be used in classrooms, presentations, outreach, etc.

Special thanks to Stephen Bezruchka at the University of Washington Population Health Forum for his help in writing questions and inspiring this activity

Image Thumbnail Health Equity Quiz (pdf) E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

The full Health Equity Quiz in a 6-page PDF - 22 questions, with more detailed answers and references.

Special thanks to Stephen Bezruchka at the University of Washington Population Health Forum for his help in writing questions and inspiring this activity.

Image Thumbnail Health Equity Quiz - Answers Only (pdf) E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

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

Image Thumbnail Health Equity Quiz - Questions Only (pdf) E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

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

Image Thumbnail How does the US rank in the Health Olympics? E-mail to a friend
CHART by Dr. Stephan Bezruchka, University of Washington

A chart that portrays how the US stacks up against about 30 other countries in life expectancy. (The US is near the bottom!)

Image Thumbnail Taking Action E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

A one-page handout with a few ideas you can use to get started and encourage others to become involved in working towards health equity.

Image Thumbnail Ten Things to Know about Health E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

A two-page handout that briefly describes ten key messages about health equity, as  presented in the PBS series UNNATURAL CAUSES, useful for spurring discussion and raising awareness.

Image Thumbnail What Is Health Equity? E-mail to a friend
UNNATURAL CAUSES, 2008

A one-page handout, excerpted from the UNNATURAL CAUSES Action Toolkit, providing a quick introduction to the concept of "health equity," and how to rephrase conventional questions about health into an equity framework.

Image Thumbnail What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You (pdf) E-mail to a friend
CHART adapted from Dennis Raphael, York University

A comparison of conventional tips for better health with advice on changing your social determinants of health - advice that, for obvious reasons, your doctor is unlikely to give you.