HEALTH


HIDDEN PAIN: AMERICA’S ORAL HEALTH CRISIS

Patients, dental professionals, and industry leaders describe how America’s lack of access to affordable oral health care causes health problems and financial impact. (2 and 11 minutes, 2019)

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VETERANS HEALING IN NATURE
Three veterans - all leaders of veterans' retreats at Wildrock in Virginia - share their experiences healing from post-traumatic stress disorder by immersing themselves in nature. (3 minutes, 2017)


BOSTON HEALTHNET AT 20
Boston HealthNet celebrates 20 years of "bringing together the best" in 14 community health centers, an academic medical campus, and New England's largest safety net hospital. (7 minutes, 2015)


WHY JOIN ALCOHOL PREVENTION COALITION?
Deans, student health administrators, and leaders in university drug and alcohol prevention talk about the benefits of joining Outside the Classroom's Alcohol Prevention Coalition. (6 x 2-3 minute videos, 2013)

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EDUCATION AND HEALTH EQUITY
A coalition of parents and community members works with Worcester Public Schools to help close the achievement gap and provide equality of opportunity to all students – one upstream solution to achieve health equity and social justice. (6 minutes, 2012)


WORKING FOR FOOD JUSTICE
Activists in Springfield, Massachusetts work with policymakers, residents, and grocery story operators to bring community gardens and a full-line grocery store to Mason Square, a neighborhood that has long lacked access to healthy food. (6 minutes, 2012)


SHIFTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH PARADIGM
Communities across New England, in collaboration with the Boston Public Health Commission, work towards health equity by mobilizing the public, addressing racism and the social determinants of health, and promoting systemic change. (12 minutes, 2010)


WHY I DO WHAT I DO
Three alumni of the Massachusetts Institute for Community Health Leadership reflect on how they have grown from the Institute experience. (3 x 4 minutes, 2009)

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PROGRESS AND PROMISE
Boston HealthNet, a collaborative of 15 community health centers, a hospital, and a medical school, celebrates its tenth year of providing exceptional care without exception to the city’s vulnerable and underserved residents. (10 minutes, 2005)


NOURISHING THE WHOLE FAMILY
The families of children diagnosed with failure to thrive receive an array of services at Boston Medical Center's Grow Clinic, including medical care, social services, and the country’s only hospital-based Preventive Food Pantry and Demonstration Kitchen. (7 minutes, 2005)


CORAZON EN MANO
Three Latina women who have experienced abuse, suffered deep psychological problems, or been separated from their children explain how Elizabeth Stone House's programs help them remake their lives. (15 minutes, 1998)


REIKI: THE GIFT OF LIFE
This informational video introduces the practice of Reiki, an alternative healing technique. Reiki master Chantal D’Arleville helps clients understand how Reiki helps people deal with emotional trauma, debilitating disease, and stress. (11 minutes, 1998)