UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? - TrailerThis is a story about health, but it's not about doctors or drugs. It's about why some of us get sicker more often and die sooner in the first place.
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Becoming American: Wealth Equals HealthWealth and health are tightly linked in the United States. As immigrants remain in the country, as they "become American," their socioeconomic status becomes increasingly relevant to their health status. For those who experience discrimination, low wages, unstable employment, and other stressors, this relationship may erode the health advantage they enjoyed upon arrival in the country.
Living In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods is Bad for Your HealthWhy is your street address such a good predictor of your health? Increasingly, Southeast Asian immigrants like Gwai Boonkeut are moving into neglected urban neighborhoods where African Americans have long suffered, and now their health is being eroded too. What can be done to create a neighborhood that promotes rather than destroys health?