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WISCONSIN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Unnatural Causes - Public Television Series

WPHA is joining forces with partners around the state - including the Milwaukee Health Department's Center for Health Equity, UW-Milwaukee Office of Public Health Planning, and the Center for Urban Population Health - to promote the Unnatural Causes video series throughout Wisconsin.

The U.S. is one of the richest countries on the planet. Yet we rank 29th in the world for life expectancy, among the worst in the industrialized world - and even lower than some poor countries like Costa Rica and Chile. What�s happening to our health?

The four-hour UNNATURAL CAUSES series shows that there is much more to our health than bad habits, health care, or unlucky genes. The social conditions in which we are born, live and work profoundly affect our health and longevity.

Get connected and learn more by participating in the following events.

March 27 - April 18 Unnatural Causes airs on public television

• For specifics of series scheduling see your local PBS station�s website or check the website at http://unnaturalcauses.org/check_tv_listings.php

April 7 - 11 National Public Health Week

• Monday, April 7th, 1pm, Milwaukee: Mayor Barrett�s press conference promoting Public Health Week, with an emphasis on health disparities.

June, 2008 Statewide simulcast of Unnatural Causes episode

• A live simulcast of a selected episode, followed by a panel discussion featuring key opinion leaders from around Wisconsin, will be available at participating UW System campuses. More details will be forthcoming.

If you are interested in hosting, coordinating, and/or promoting the simulcast at a UW campus near you - or if you are aware of other events related to Unnatural Causes going on in your area - please contact Kaija Zusevics of the WPHA Marketing and Communications Committee at zusevics.kaij@students.uwlax.edu