Using vs. Watching: How Documentaries The Raising of America and Unnatural Causes Have Engaged Communities

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Tuesday, November 01, 2016 12:30 PM – 02:00 PM,  CCC, Room #403

Session 4216.0
Using vs. Watching: How the Documentaries The Raising of America and Unnatural Causes Have Engaged Communities
https://apha.confex.com/apha/144am/meetingapp.cgi/Session/49711

Heather Matthews, MS, RN, Boulder County Public Health
James Bloyd, MPH, Cook County Public Health
Ngozi Oleru, PhD, Seattle, King County Public Health

Documentaries are screened increasingly in classrooms, trainings and in communities. But are they making a difference? Learn how three public health departments have leveraged Unnatural Causes and The Raising of America to change public narratives, strengthen alliances, and engage constituencies to make the policy and systems changes needed to build health equity and support all children get a strong start.