The complete (4 Disc) "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?" video series is available for checkout from the Berkeley County Library System.

During the month of October, as part of "Health and Wellness" month, the Berkeley County Library System will feature an episode and discussion guide each week.

About the Series

This 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 and what causes us to fall ill in the first place.

UNNATURAL CAUSES criss-crosses the country investigating the stories and findings that are shaking up conventional notions about what makes us healthy or sick. It turns out there’s much more to our well-being than genes, behaviors and medical care. The social, economic, and physical environments in which we are born, live and work profoundly affect our longevity and health – as much as smoking, diet and exercise. - https://www.pbs.org/unnaturalcauses/about_the_series.htm

Episode 2: When the Bough Breaks
Unnatural Causes - Episode 2 (29 mins)
The number of infants who die before their first birthday is much higher in the U.S. than in other countries. And for African Americans, the rate is nearly twice as high as for white Americans. Even well-educated Black women have birth outcomes worse than white women who haven't finished high school. Why?

Episode 3: Becoming American
Unnatural Causes - Episode 3 (29 mins)
Recent Mexican immigrants, although poorer, tend to be healthier than the average American. They have lower rates of death, heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses, despite being less educated, earning less and having the stress of adapting to a new country and a new language. In research circles, this is the Latino paradox.