Worlds apart / produced and directed by Maren Grainger-Monsen, Julia Haslett.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Grainger-Monsen, Maren, producer, director.

Haslett, Julia, producer, director.

Schneider, Ken, film editor.

Fanlight Productions.

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Cross-cultural studies.

Medical care.

Minorities--Medical care--United States.

Minorities.

Minorities--Medical care.

Medicine.

United States.

Medicine--United States--Religious aspects.

Physician and patient--United States.

Physician and patient.

Intercultural communication--United States.

Intercultural communication.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (48 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Boston, Mass.] : [Distributed by] Fanlight Collection, 2003.

Language Note:

Dialogue in English and other multiple languages with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

This four part series shows how cross-cultural conflicts arise and how they can affect health decisions and outcomes. Discusses language barriers, cultural and religious beliefs, racial and ethnic disparities in health care, and reasons for non-adherence to medications.

Contents:

pt 1. Alicia Mercado's story (12:55)

pt 2. Justine Chitsena's story (11:18)

pt 3. Mohammad Kochi's story (14:05)

pt 4. Robert Phillips' story (10:07).

Credits:

Editor, Ken Schneider ; camera, Sophie Constantinou, Rick Butler, Sigurdur Matthiasson.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally released by: Fanlight Productions, c2003.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 11, 2014).

Publisher Number:

fn-wap Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.