Abstract
Hosted by author and national health expert Dr. Richard Jackson, MD, MPH
Where you live is one predictor of how long you will live. This episode explores the deadly consequences of economically challenged neighborhoods located near highly polluted areas, and urban pioneers who seek to improve the health of their challenged communities.
It should be every citizen’s right to live in a clean, healthy, non-polluted environment. But that is not the case for many low-income neighborhoods in struggling industrial cities like Oakland, CA, and Detroit, MI. In Oakland, a morbidly obese grandmother struggles to raise seven grandchildren, all of whom have asthma. The city of Detroit resembles an abandoned war zone. Yet, hope blossoms in both cities. Health officials, community activists and a new breed of young Urban Pioneers are working to fix their cities by transforming urban wilderness and food deserts into inspirational new models for other troubled communities.
Where you live is one predictor of how long you will live. This episode explores the deadly consequences of economically challenged neighborhoods located near highly polluted areas, and urban pioneers who seek to improve the health of their challenged communities.
It should be every citizen’s right to live in a clean, healthy, non-polluted environment. But that is not the case for many low-income neighborhoods in struggling industrial cities like Oakland, CA, and Detroit, MI. In Oakland, a morbidly obese grandmother struggles to raise seven grandchildren, all of whom have asthma. The city of Detroit resembles an abandoned war zone. Yet, hope blossoms in both cities. Health officials, community activists and a new breed of young Urban Pioneers are working to fix their cities by transforming urban wilderness and food deserts into inspirational new models for other troubled communities.
Collection
Subject
City planning -- Health aspects -- United States, City planning -- Environmental aspects -- United States, Environmental engineering -- United States, Environmental health -- United States, Community development -- Law and legislation -- United States, Health planning -- United States, Sustainable urban development -- United States, Environment and Public Health -- United States, Urban Health -- United States, City Planning -- United States
Series
Designing healthy communities
Contributors
Jackson, Richard (director), Baroff, Beverly (producer), Baroff, Beverly (writer), Baroff, Beverly (editor), Jackson, Richard (narrator), Wiland, Harry (executive producer), Bell, Dale (director of Photography), Bell, Jonathan (director of Photography), Loeb, David (composer), Griffin, Gary (composer), Warren, Brenda (composer), The Video Project (distributor), Oregon Public Broadcasting (producer), Media & Policy Center Foundation (producer)
Duration
00:56:45 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education, college, general, educator
Copyright Holder
| Name | The Video Project |
| Role | distributor |
| Telephone | 888-962-9012 |
| Address | 150 Green St., Suite 201, San Fransisco, CA 94111 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
2012-01-01
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