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Nova. Critical condition : health in Black America / written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Cyndee Readdean, Valerie Scoon ; a Nova production by Firelight Films.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Nelson, Stanley, 1951- director, producer.
Scoon, Valerie, producer.
Readdean, Cyndee, producer.
Tunie, Tamara, narrator.
Firelight Films (Firm), production company.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African Americans--Medical care.
African Americans.
African Americans--Health and hygiene.
Black people--United States.
Black people.
Medical care--United States.
Medical care.
United States--Race relations.
United States.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Science television programs.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (97 minutes)
Other Title:
Critical condition : health in Black America
Place of Publication:
Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2025.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
Researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities, and why Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to have chronic diseases than whites.
Participant:
Narrated by Tamara Tunie.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed July 30, 2025).
OCLC:
1531301597

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