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Activity Description for Current Health Issues in the US

2/15/18:

Choose ONE video documentary from this list and watch on your own (outside of class):

2/22/18:

2/27/18:

Failure to do all above will result in 2 point deduction from your participation points

Calling the Shots
Citation: PBS. (2015, Feb. 5). NOVA Vaccines Calling the Shots PBS [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/V-MbESPENRg

Questions for Calling the Shots

What are the roles of health educators here?
What are the reasons some people refuse to have vaccines for themselves or for their children?

Frontline: Supplements and Safety (external link)
You do NOT need to sign up for the Newsletter to view film
Docherty, N., Elash, A., Ellenwood, L., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation., New York Times Company., Spin Free Productions., WGBH Educational Foundation., ... Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.). (2016). Supplements and safety. Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/supplements-and-safety/

Watch an investigation into the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements, a multibillion-dollar industry with limited FDA oversight, exploring how they’re marketed and regulated, and how it’s often hard to know what’s really in the bottles you buy. FRONTLINE, The New York Times and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation examine the marketing and regulation of supplements, and cases of contamination and serious health problems.

Questions for Supplements and Safety:

Listen to: "Supplements & Safety"

Frontline: Chasing Heroine (external link)
You do NOT need to sign up for the Newsletter to view film
Gaviria, M., Cohen, W., Funck, B., Smith, M., Rain Media, Inc., WGBH Educational Foundation & PBS Distribution (Firm). (2016, Feb. 23). Chasing Heroin. Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/chasing-heroin/

Watch a searing, two-hour investigation that places America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light — telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating the epidemic’s years-in-the-making social context, deeply examining shifts in U.S. drug policy, and exploring what happens when addiction is treated like a public health issue, not a crime.

Questions for Chasing Heroine:

Listen to: "Chasing Heroin"

Pick one article to read and be prepared to discuss in class on 2/27/18

Remember you can get a free CUNY NYTimes account, to gain access to NYTimes Digital.

Donald Trump Should Know: This Is What Climate Change Costs Us
Greenstone, M and Susteindec C.R. (2016, Dec. 15). Donald Trump Should Know: This Is What Climate Change Costs Us. New York Times. Retrieved from https://nyti.ms/2jRcY4P
When Cutting Access to Health Care, There’s a Price to Pay
Porter, E. (2017, Jun. 27). When Cutting Access to Health Care, There’s a Price to Pay. New York Times. Retrieved from https://nyti.ms/2tfULm2
Drug Overdoses Propel Rise in Mortality Rates of Young Whites
Kolata, G and Cohen, S.(2016, Jan. 16). Drug Overdoses Propel Rise in Mortality Rates of Young Whites. New York Times. Retrieved from https://nyti.ms/2kguSuS
How the Epidemic of Drug Overdose Deaths Rippled Across America
Park, H and Bloch, M. (2016, Jan. 19)How the Epidemic of Drug Overdose Deaths Rippled Across America. New York Times. Retrieved from https://nyti.ms/2jVUlKb

A Strong Case Against a Pesticide Does Not Faze E.P.A. Under Trump
Rabin, R.C. (2017, May 15) A Strong Case Against a Pesticide Does Not Faze E.P.A. Under Trump. New York Times. Retrieved from https://nyti.ms/2qkNEr5
This Pesticide Is Prohibited in Britain. Why Is It Still Being Exported?
Hakim, D. (2016, Dec. 20) This Pesticide Is Prohibited in Britain. Why Is It Still Being Exported? New York Times. Retrieved from https://nyti.ms/2keCVIs