Public Health hosts Unnatural Causes series showings

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The following is a press release from Klamath County Public Health.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) is hosting a PBS documentary series that addresses the root causes of socio-economic and racial inequities in health.

The four-hour Unnatural Causes series crisscrosses the nation uncovering new findings that suggest there is much more to personal health than bad habits, health care, or unlucky genes. The social circumstances in which people are born, live, and work actually disrupts physiology as much as germs and viruses.

Each one-hour showing will be followed by a 30-minute discussion. The schedule includes:

  • 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, January 8, Klamath County Library main branch.

    • In Sickness and In Wealth: How does the distribution of power, wealth and resources shape opportunities for health?

  • 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, January 15, Klamath County Library main branch.

    • When the Bough Breaks: Can racism become embedded in the body and affect birth outcomes? Becoming American: Latino immigrants arrive healthy, so why don’t they stay that way?

  • 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, January 22, Klamath County Library main branch.

    • Bad Sugar: What are the connections between diabetes, oppression, and empowerment in two Native American communities? Place Matters: Why is your street address such a strong predictor of your health? 

  • 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday January 29, Klamath County Library main branch.

    • Collateral Damage: How do Marshall Islanders pay for globalization and U.S. military policy with their health? Not Just a Paycheck: Why do layoffs take such a huge toll in Michigan but cause hardly a ripple in Sweden?

The events will be led by Kennedi Fields, a KCPH program coordinator. She works as part of a multidisciplinary team and with community partners to ensure health inequities are identified and that appropriate strategies are implemented to address them.