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.

This document by California Newsreel provides an overview of how social concerns such as income, jobs, education, housing, and racism relate to health outcomes and inequities. The short pieces in this document are taken from the topic introductions in the Health Equity database on the UNNATURAL CAUSES Web site.

Series Creator/Executive Producer Larry Adelman and Co-Executive Producer Llew Smith offer insights on the art, the science and the inspiration behind UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

A great guide to the lingo of SDOH to help you and the groups you outreach to better understand other materials.

In December 2008, California Newsreel conducted a web-based survey to better ascertain just how UNNATURAL CAUSES was being used as a tool to educate, organize, and advocate for health equity. Based on the survey findings, feedback from outreach partners, and the observations of our team, we compiled recommendations for using Unnatural Causes more effectively in the development and mobilization of a stronger movement for health equity.

You can also download the PDF of the raw charts for each question.

This guide contains a menu of policy ideas that can improve health equity. Generally, such policies aim to: tackle inequality and improving living standards, protect those at the bottom of the pyramid, and reform decision-making processes.

This paper, prepared by staff at The Opportunity Agenda and California Newsreel, provides background, statistics, and theoretical frameworks to help the reader better understand the role that "race" plays in health inequities. Evidence is presented that discounts popularly accepted genetic explanations and supports theories of socially-based factors.

This handout describes several key resources that may be useful for audiences interested in learning more about the connections between population health and the built / physical, social, economic, and service environment.

A seven-page document outlining the background, objectives, and key themes of the UNNATURAL CAUSES series.

Series Creator and Executive Producer Larry Adelman expands upon economist Robert Evan's analogy of health care as a repair shop to illustrate the crucial role that "road conditions" play in determining our health status.

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