Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 10:53:42 -0600 (CST)
From: Dale J Jaffe <jaffe@csd.uwm.edu>
To: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY <MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu>
Subject: Re: Health and Illness Film?
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On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Andrew C. Twaddle wrote:

> I don't have the reference any more, but several years ago PBS (I think)
> had a very powerful documentary comparing a public and a private hospital
> in New York.  The contrasts were striking, as the public facility was
> underresourced at a level that would be obvious to anyone..
> 
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I believe this documentary was called, "Health Care: Your Money or Your
Life."  It was narrated by Charlayne Hunter-Gault for PBS.  It was,
indeed, very powerful.  I used it in the late 70s and 80s to introduce a
medical sociology course that focused on uneven development and
inequality within medicine.  As Prof. Twaddle notes, the contrast between
the public and private facility was striking, and I would organize the
course around the question of "how is this possible?"  

Dale J. Jaffe                              Phone: (414) 229-4100
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