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Unnatural Causes Reflection
The seven episode documentary series presented by California Newsreel, Unnatural Causes, uses research along with human stories to describe the ever present social determinants of health that plague American society. This series moves through multiple determinants such as the social gradient, race, social exclusion, as well as many others to impress upon its viewers that our health is intimately associated with the environment (Alderman & Strain, 2008). Furthermore these episodes beg the questions, “What else needs to be done?” and “How has my social and physical environments affected my own health?”. This reflection will analyze my own health and community, assess which social determinates are contributing to the present disparities in my own life, as well as propose strategies to mitigate the effects of these determinants.
The film did a wonderful job of demonstrating what different …show more content…
The first social determinant of health that struck a chord within me because it was very apparent in the communities in which I sit in is neighborhoods. Where one lives is a tremendous predictor of health. One of the episodes, Unnatural Causes: Place Matters, echoes this point by describing how our health is intertwined with the location in which we inhabit and work. Moreover, neighborhoods shape us physically, socially, and mentally. The film stated that many low income neighborhoods and cities suffer from a higher prevalence of chronic disease due to low quality housing and poor food options (Alderman & Strain, 2008). I saw this in my own life. Whenever we would go Camden to visit family at times I felt like it was stepping into another world. The experience of seeing two sides of an economic spectrum made me realize that I was privy to a life that many people do not get to experience and my health was better for
Unnatural Causes Reflection
The seven episode documentary series presented by California Newsreel, Unnatural Causes, uses research along with human stories to describe the ever present social determinants of health that plague American society. This series moves through multiple determinants such as the social gradient, race, social exclusion, as well as many others to impress upon its viewers that our health is intimately associated with the environment (Alderman & Strain, 2008). Furthermore these episodes beg the questions, “What else needs to be done?” and “How has my social and physical environments affected my own health?”. This reflection will analyze my own health and community, assess which social determinates are contributing to the present disparities in my own life, as well as propose strategies to mitigate the effects of these determinants.
The film did a wonderful job of demonstrating what different …show more content…
The first social determinant of health that struck a chord within me because it was very apparent in the communities in which I sit in is neighborhoods. Where one lives is a tremendous predictor of health. One of the episodes, Unnatural Causes: Place Matters, echoes this point by describing how our health is intertwined with the location in which we inhabit and work. Moreover, neighborhoods shape us physically, socially, and mentally. The film stated that many low income neighborhoods and cities suffer from a higher prevalence of chronic disease due to low quality housing and poor food options (Alderman & Strain, 2008). I saw this in my own life. Whenever we would go Camden to visit family at times I felt like it was stepping into another world. The experience of seeing two sides of an economic spectrum made me realize that I was privy to a life that many people do not get to experience and my health was better for