Videos on Science and the Environment

24/7 c2005

Mary A. C Fallon, Daniel Priest, and Fanlight Productions

The develomenally disabled require constant care by their parents. This documentary illustrates the difficulties parents and professional caregivers in Florida must deal with every day. 1 videocassette (33 min.)

MEDIA 10-3034   2-7679

 

Acres of skin the documentary c2005

Allen M Hornblum and  Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Documents the experiences of inmates at Holmesburg Prison who were subjects of various medical experiments. 1 videodisc (43 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2358

 

Around the world c1999

This episode deals with the development of the polio vaccine and discusses political and cultural difficulties involved in immunization campaigns in non-industrialized nations. Parental rights versus community obligations is explored. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-3539

 

Bad blood a cautionary tale c2011

This documentary chronicles how a treatment for hemophilia was contaminated with deadly viruses and how pharmaceutical companies and government regulators handled the crisis. 1 videodisc (82 min.)

MEDIA 10-4737

 

Birth in the squatting position 1979

Claudio Paciornik, Moysés Paciornik, Polymorph Films, inc, and CPP Pesquisas (Firm)

Presents several deliveries in the squatting position, a traditional Brazilian method of delivery, as adapted for hospital use by Moyses and Claudio Paciornik. 1 videodisc (10 mins) :

MEDIA 10-3006

 

Bones & joints  2011, c1995

Granada Television, Channel Four (Great Britain), and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Illustrates the structure and function of the knee through the diagnosis and treatment of injuries suffered by the Harvard University football team and ballet dancers. This program introduces movement and the human skeleton, structure and function of joints, bone growth, injury, treatment and repair, positive and negative effects of exercise and degenerative diseases. 1 videodisc (20 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3002

 

Born in the U.S.A a documentary about childbirth in America c2007

Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider, PatchWorks Films, and Independent Television Service

Surveys childbirth in the United States, and the different choices women have, between hospitals, birthing centers and home births, for having their babies. Shows women in each circumstances having their children, the choices they have, the support and care given at hospitals, by midwives, and the increased involvement of family members. 1 videodisc (56 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3669

 

Bushman's secret c2006

Rehad Desai, Hartmut Keiper, Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), National Film and Video Foundation (South Africa), and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

South African filmmaker, Regad Desai, travels to the Kalahari to investigate global interest in ancient Bushmen knowledge. Hoodia, a cactus used by Bushmen for centuries, has caught the attention of a giant pharmaceutical company. 1 videodisc (65 min.)

MEDIA 10-1107

 

The business of being born 2008

Abby Epstein, Amy Slotnick, Paulo Netto, Ricki Lake, Madeleine Gavin, André Pluess, Ample Productions (Firm), Barranca Productions (Firm), and New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)

"Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business.  Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies.  The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.  Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?" -- Official website. 1 videodisc (85 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2974

 

Caregivers c2009

Sheila Nevins, Maria Shriver, John Hoffman , Bill Couturié, Anne Sandkuhler, Todd Boekelheide, HBO Documentary Films , National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's Association, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

"Approximately 70 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease live at home and are cared for by family and friends-- and the physical and emotional tolls on those caregivers can be extreme. Through five intimate portraits, this program illustrates the stages of Alzheimer's while documenting the sacrifices and successes, frustrations and triumphs, of caregivers experiencing a loved one's gradual descent into dementia. Issues such as denial and guilt are addressed, as are care-related changes in communication and intimacy. Caregiving tips, coping skills, and insights into the hidden rewards of Alzheimer's care are interwoven throughout"--Container. 1 videodisc (49 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2420

 

Circle of recovery 2004

Bill Moyers talks with seven recovering drug- and alcohol-addicted African-Americans who believe that in addition to traditional support groups, they need peer group counseling that emphasizes total honesty. Their group is shown in action. 1 videodisc (57 min.)

MEDIA 10-4105

 

Collision course c2008

Rajiv Rai, Daniel A Rubio, Di Tatham, Indira Mansingh, Luciana Burlamaqui, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Examines road traffic accidents as a public health issue, focusing especially on efforts by political activist Harman Sidhu to improve road safety measures in his native India and Brazil. 1 videodisc (27 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2759

 

Critical condition 2008, c2007

Roger Weisberg, New Video Group, Public Policy Productions, Inc, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), American Documentary, Inc, and P.O.V. (Firm)

Investigation of the health care crisis in America that follows a diverse group of uninsured individuals as they battle critical illnesses without proper care. 1 videodisc (83 min.)

MEDIA 10-1927   10-1341

 

Donka radioscopie d'un h?opital africain c1997

Thierry Michel, Christine Pireaux, Films de la passerelle (Firm), Zeaux Productions, Maedecins sans frontiaeres (Association), and First Run/Icarus Films

This film follows daily life in the largest public hospital in Conakry, Guinea. Donka Hospital typifies the financial crisis affecting the entire African health sector. Without assistance from governmental or international relief agencies and compelled to develop its financial autonomy, the hospital practices a paying-as-you-go  health care policy designed to cover running costs. This financial strategy is applied at a high social and human cost, as access to treatment diminishes for many Guineans, compromising the very notion of public health services. 1 videodisc (59 min.)

MEDIA 10-1827

 

The end of life 2007

National Educational Video, Inc

A continuing education course for healthcare professionals. This program deals with drawing up end of life care plans, differentiating between spirituality and religiosity, identifying the role of the nurse in palliative care, and recognizing the characteristics of psychological death. 1 videodisc (35 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2407

 

The English surgeon 2009

Henry Marsh, Igor Kurilets, Geoffrey Smith , Nick Cave, Bungalow Town Productions Ltd, EyeLine Films, BBC Storyville (Firm) , and PBS Distribution (Firm)

What is it like to have God-like surgical powers, yet to struggle against your own humanity? What is it like to try and save a life, and yet to fail? British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh openly confronts the dilemmas of the doctor patient relationship on his latest mission to the Ukraine. 1 videodisc (93 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3459

 

Fire in the blood 2013

Fire in the blood tells the true story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs in Africa and the global south in the 1990s, leading to the preventable deaths of at least ten million people, and how a remarkable coalition of people came together to stop them. Shot on four continents and featuring contributions from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu, and Joseph Stiglitz, the film offers devastating insights into the lethal decisionmaking process that led to this humanitarian catastrophe. And it shows how, if not for the passion and tactical ingenuity of a group of courageous and relentless activists, millions of more people would have died. The result is a gripping look at corporate greed, government collusion, the cutthroat economics of medicine and healthcare, and the power of ordinary people to make meaningful change on a global scale. 1 videodisc (83 minutes)

MEDIA 10-4729

 

Healthcaring from our end of the speculum 200-?

A bold, sensitive documentary in which women of different ages and backgrounds speak in candid and often alarming terms of their experiences with the present healthcare system. 1 videodisc (32 min.)

MEDIA 10-5453

 

A healthy baby girl 2007?

Presents the filmmaker's experience of coping with her own hysterectomy for cervical cancer caused by her mother's use of D.E.S., a synthetic hormone administered to prevent miscarriage. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-5455

 

The human body the digestive system c2002

Benny C Shaw, Ron Grant, G. W Davis, Joseph N Bishara, and  Creative Educational Video, Inc

The goal of this program is to give basic knowledge and understanding of human digestive tract and associated organs. 1 videodisc (31 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3311

 

Influenza 1918  2006

In the spring of 1918, an army private reported to a hospital in Kansas. He was diagnosed with the flu, an illness that doctors knew little about. By the end of WWI, America was ravaged by a flu epidemic that killed 675,000 people. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-4050

 

Juliette of the herbs 2004

Tish Streeten, Juliette de Baļracli-Levy, and Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

A portrait of the life and work of Juliette de Bairacli Levy: herbalist, healer, breeder of Afghan hounds, author, and pioneer of holistic veterinary medicine. 1 videodisc (76 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3477

 

Ladies in waiting 2010

Dieudo Hamadi and Divita Wa Lusala

Taking in the wives of the unemployed, of unpaid government employees, the Kitambo maternity clinic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo has to cope with its patients' lack of money. And negotiations are tough between the administration and the women. As long as the bill remains unsettled they are kept at the clinic, which only increases the cost of their stay. And here everything has a price, even a birth certificate. The women's protests against their poor accomodations or their claims that their husband's pay is overdue can change nothing. The female administrator won't budge an inch. If you've no money, you stay put. "Hold me hostage instead of my wife" offers one man. A long suffering manager, herself at the mercy of the system, must negotiate collateral with them: a celebration dress, a pair of earrings, a suitcase, so they will return and pay in full.  Ladies in waiting is an intimate, all-too-human reminder of the ways economic forces play out in even the best-intentioned healthcare institutions in poor countries affecting not only the institutions, but health care workers and patients alike. 1 videodisc (24 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2429

 

Lake of fire 2007

Tony Kaye, Thinkfilm (Firm), Above the Sea (Firm), and Image Entertainment (Firm)

A look at the subject of abortion where there can be no absolutes, no "right" or "wrong." Equal time is given to both sides, covering arguments from either extremes of the spectrum, as well as those at the center, who acknowledge that, in the end, everyone is "right" or "wrong.". 1 videodisc (152 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3465

 

The last child the global race to end polio c2004

Scott Thigpen, Matthew de Galan, Will Lyman, Red Sky Productions (Firm), WCVE-TV (Television station : Richmond, Va.), and Bullfrog Films, inc

Tells the behind-the-scenes story of the global campaign to eradicate polio. From the frontlines in Nigeria, India, Haiti and elsewhere, witness the victories and challenges of trying to wipe out a disease worldwide for only the second time in history. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 10-3665       2-6984

 

Learning the Alexander technique 2010

Introduction to the technique, origin of this therapy, benefits of learning and practicing it; includes case examples and demonstrations. 1 videodisc (53 min.)

MEDIA 10-4854

 

Marathon challenge c2008

Follows thirteen sedentary individuals through a nine-month training program designed to prepare them for running the Boston Marathon. 1 videodisc (54 min.)

MEDIA 10-5312

 

Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and company 2010

Follows the lives of eight patients suffering from dementia and memory loss at a home for the Jewish elderly in Toronto. 1 videodisc (112 min.)

MEDIA 10-5576

 

Money-driven medicine 2009

Andrew Fredericks, Alex Gibney, Peter Bull , Chris Matonti, Maggie Mahar, Gabriel Films, Jigsaw Productions, BSIDE Entertainment, and California Newsreel (Firm)

"MoneyDriven Medicine reveals why comprehensive healthcare reform remains the challenge of the years ahead and points to paths for the future. Doctors and health researchers show how the movement for patient-centered, accountable care can be carried into classrooms, hospitals, doctors' offices and community forums across the country"--Container. 1 videodisc (86 min.)

MEDIA 10-2043

 

The more we get together how to form a validation group 2014?

Gives insights into working with very old, disoriented, nursing home residents. Naomi Feil, who has devoted her life to working with the elderly, demonstrates her techniques for restoring dignity, awakening social responses and making sense out of confused behavior. Shows how to work with individuals who suffer from malorientation, time confusion, and repetitive movement. Demonstrates how to form a group whose goals are to reduce anxiety, regain social controls, and recover a sense of well being. 1 videodisc (44 min.)

MEDIA 10-5268

 

No family history c2008

One hundred and eighty-two thousand women will contract breast cancer this year. Forty-one thousand will die of it; every eleven minutes we will lose another woman to the disease. This documentary film makes these statistics real by following one woman who is diagnosed, treated and recovers from breast cancer. Robin demands to know why she got breast cancer, posing questions about their exposure to environmental toxics. Her intimate story brings the visually hidden experience of breast cancer into light, and motivates us to ask why so much illness and why don't we know how to stop it? 1 videodisc (38 min.)

MEDIA 10-4537

 

Orgasm Inc 2011

Elizabeth Canner, Julie Parker Benello, First-Run Features (Firm), Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), and Astrea Media (Firm)

Explores the strange science of female pleasure and reveals the warped mentality of the pharmaceutical and medical industries. Director Liz Canner embarks on a nine-year odyssey as she follows the companies who are racing to be the first to win FDA approval for a product to cure 'female sexual dysfunction.' The prize: billions of dollars in profits. Featuring illuminating footage and interviews with activists, doctors, and medical experts. 1 videodisc (78 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2567

 

Orgasmic birth  c2008

Debra Pascali-Bonaro, Kris Liem, Eugene R Declercq, Anne Francoeur, Sunken Treasure, LLC, and Seedsman Group Inc

"Enter the world of undisturbed birth as 11 couples share their intimate personal journeys, facing their fears and moving through pain into the ecstasy of birth. With commentary by a dozen internationally renowned birth experts"--Container. 1 videodisc (85 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3005

 

Out of the shadow c2006

"Filmed over five years, Out of the shadow chronicles the filmmaker's mother, Millie, who suffers from schizophrenia. With grace and compassion, this intimate film illustrates the painful complexities of severe mental illness and the woefully inadequate public health system set up to deal with it. A story of madness and dignity, shame and love, Out of the shadow illuminates a national plight through one family's struggle and helps to dispel the stigmas and misconceptions surrounding this harrowing illness"--Container. 1 videodisc (67 min.)

MEDIA 10-5140

 

Patents or patients c2003

Joost De Haas, Alaka Deshpande, and Joost de Haas Mediaproductions

This film focuses on the debate between established pharmaceutical companies and the manufacturers of low-cost medicine. The staggeringly high prices of medicine are a matter of life and death to millions of people suffering with HIV/AIDS in Africa and spreading quickly to Asia. 1 videodisc (25 min.)

MEDIA 10-1884

 

The pill 2003

Chana Gazit, David Steward, Blair Brown, Steward/Gazit Productions, WGBH Educational Foundation, and PBS Home Video

"Featuring personal accounts from the first generation of women to have access to the Pill, this films show how harnessing female hormones into a little pill unleashed a social revolution unlike any other in our history"--Container. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 10-2101

 

Pink Ribbons, Inc 2012

Pink ribbons, the symbol of the breast cancer prevention movement, are everywhere: T-shirts, hats, yogurt cups, KFC buckets, car ads, NFL stadiums - the list goes on and on. They make people feel good, as if engaged in a successful battle against breast cancer. But who is really benefitting? More and more women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Wouldn't it be something if some of the very companies that profit from their pink marketing campaigns have actually contributed to the epidemic by selling known carcinogens? 1 videodisc (98 min.)

MEDIA 10-4699

 

The rising threat of infectious diseases c1997

Peter Cochran, Richard Cassell, Randye Kaye, Human Relations Media, inc, and Cochran Communications

Investigates the interaction of disease-causing microbes with human beings, the discovery and adaptation of those microbes, and the newly emerging diseases caused by them. 1 videodisc (26 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3637

 

Sanitary survey inspection before you begin-- c2002

Drinking Water Academy (U.S.) and National Environmental Training Association (U.S.)

This video is designed for sanitary survey inspectors to review before making a site inspection. 2 videodiscs (167 min.)

MEDIA 10-409

 

Science of fat  c2005

Ronald M Evans, Jeffrey Friedman, Ann DeStefano Sutherland, Wally Ashby, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Sutherland Media Productions

Dr. Ronald M. Evans and Dr. Jeffrey Friedman discuss the complex biological systems that control body weight and energy metabolism, and how a better genetic understanding of these processes could lead researchers to treatments that curb obesity and improve public health. Includes an additional 9 animations and 3 videoclips. 2 videodiscs (ca. 323 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3315

 

Seen but not heard AIDS the untold war against black women 2008

Cyrille Phipps, Urban Media (Firm), and Newsreel (Firm)

Through revealing personal accounts and  investigative journalism, Seen But Not Heard presents viewers the daunting statistics and  the real stories of women of color whose lives are affected by HIV/AIDS. 1 videodisc (10 min.)

MEDIA 10-2069

 

Song of the soul stories of hospice in South Africa c2010

Janet S Parrott, Icarus Films, and Fanlight Productions

This film follows a group of American hospice volunteers in South Africa, as they visit local hospice facilities, day care programs, support groups, and a school, as well as accompany nurses on home visits with patients and family members. Includes commentary from both the visiting Americans and from the local South African hospice workers on this community-based model of care. 1 videodisc (40 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3620

 

Staff relations in healthcare working as a team c2007

Insight Media (Firm)

This program examines teamwork and considers its role in patient care. Explaining the trend toward multidisciplinary teamwork in healthcare, the DVD defines multidisciplinary teams and emphasizes their utility in the healthcare arena. 1 videodisc (23 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2419 10-2418

 

Sun kissed 2012

Dorey and Yolanda Nez care for their 16 year old daughter who suffers from the rare genetic disorder, xeroderma pigmentosum (XP).  Filmed over three years, the filmmakers follow the couple as they search for answers to the mystery of XP outbreak among the Navajo population. Ultimately their journey leads them to the shocking truth: Their children and other Navajo children are still paying the price for the American conquest of the tribe in the 1860s, a brutal campaign culminating in an almost-forgotten chapter in American history, the Navajo "Long Walk" of 1864. 1 videodisc (85 min.)

MEDIA 10-4344

 

Super size me c2004

Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Bridget Bennett, Lisa Ganjhu, Alexandra Jamieson, Stephen Siegel, Steve Horowitz, Michael Parrish, Doug Ray, Hart Sharp Video (Firm), Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm), Roadside Attractions (Firm), Con (Firm), and Showtime Independent Films (Firm)

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a journey to find out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he can't eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must eat three square meals a day, he must eat everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked. He treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and a number of regular folk while downing McDonald's to try and find out why 37% of American are now overweight. Spurlock's grueling diet spirals him into a metamorphosis that will make you think twice about picking up another Big Mac. 1 videodisc (100 min.)

MEDIA 10-340

 

Test tube babies c2006

Chana Gazit, Blair Brown, PBS Home Video, and WGBH Educational Foundation

This tells the story of doctors, researchers, and hopeful couples who pushed the limits of science and triggered a technological revolution in human reproduction. In so doing, they landed at the center of a controversy whose reverberations continue to this day. 1 videodisc (53 min.)

MEDIA 10-2110

 

Toxic trespass  2009

Barri Cohen, Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg, Mehernaz Lentin, Anita Lee, National Film Board of Canada, If You Love Our Children Productions, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"When Canadian filmmaker Barri Cohen discovers that her ten-year-old daughter's blood carries carcinogens like benzene and the long-banned DDT, she travels to toxic hotspots to uncover startling clusters of deadly diseases, as well as evidence that industrialized countries are conducting large-scale toxicological experiments on their children.  In the southern Ontario cities of Windsor and Sarnia, everyone seems to know children who have suffered from respiratory illnesses, leukemia, and brain tumors.  And the Native Canadian reserve of Aamjiwnaang has an astounding birth rate problem that officials can't afford to ignore.  This empowering film is one woman's quest for truth." -- Container. 1 videodisc (52 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3710

 

Tuskegee c1998 2004

Between the years of 1932 and 1971, the U.S. government used approximately 600 African Americans from Macon County, Alabama, as human guinea pigs for syphilis research under the guise of treatment for "bad blood." This program includes an interview with one of the last surviving participants, Herman Shaw; explains the role of Nurse Rivers; and presents the medical establishment's justification for disguising racism as legitimate medical research. 1 videodisc (23 min.)

MEDIA 10-4045

 

Under our skin c2008

Andy Abrahams Wilson, Eva Ilona Brzeski, Eve Morgenstern, Open Eye Pictures, and Shadow Distribution (Firm)

Investigates the story of Lyme disease, one of the most controversial and fastest growing epidemics of our time.  Each year thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, often being told "it is all in their head." Follows the stories of patients and physicians as they deal with the difficulties of diagnosis and treatment  within the U.S. health care system. Describes the suppression of research and a conspiracy of silence between big pharma, medical insurance companies and medical research facilities in the area of Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment.  Intended to create a greater awareness of the physical, emotional, and social affects of Lyme disease. 1 videodisc (104 min.) ;

MEDIA 10-2001

 

Warrendale 2010

Examines the lives of residents and staff at an experimental residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed youth in Toronto. Shows the special treatment devised for the children by the director, Dr. John Brown. 1 videodisc (101 min.)

MEDIA 10-5572

 

When medicine got it wrong c2009

Katie Cadigan, Laura Murray, Rita Moreno, ImageReal Pictures, KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.), Independent Television Service, and Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

In 1974 a small group of parents became the first in the nation to publicly refuse blame for causing their children to have schizophrenia. They formed Parents of Adult Schizophrenics and their activism led to parents around the nation demanding changes in how the disease is understood and treated. 1 videodisc (53 min.)

MEDIA 10-1807

 

World's most dangerous drug c2006

David Murdock, Lisa Ling, National Geographic Television & Film, and Vivendi Entertainment (Firm)

"Methamphetamine--("meth")-- is considered to be one of the hardest drugs to quit. This dangerous drug is ravaging rural communities and spreading its poison to major metropolitan areas and across international borders at an alarming rate. Lisa Ling investigates the meth epidemic to uncover the menace meth poses to society and to find out why many are calling it the world's most dangerous drug."--Container. 1 videodisc (52 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2775

 

Worlds apart a four-part series on cross-cultural healthcare c2003

Maren Grainger-Monsen, Julia Haslett, and Fanlight Productions

Follows patients and families facing critical medical decisions as they navigate their way through the health care system. Provides a look at a variety of patients' cultures and the culture of medicine. Raises an awareness about the role sociocultural barriers play in patient-provider communication and in the provision of healthcare services for culturally and ethnically diverse patients. 1 videodisc (ca. 49 min.)

MEDIA 10-1003

 

Yoga unveiled a film c2004

Gita Desai, Mukesh Desai, Sujay Desai, and Ajay Mehta

No longer an obsure discipline practiced only by mystics, yoga now occupies a central placce on the world stage, with 20 million practicing in the U.S. and millions more worldwide. Few practitioners, however, are aware of yoga's remarkable potential as a vehicle for personal transformation. 2 videodiscs (195 min.)

MEDIA 10-357

 

21st century outbreak c2004

Caitlin O'Leary, William Hicklin, Scott Harper, Chris Britton, Wall to Wall Television, AAC Fact (Firm), Discovery Health Channel, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Alien invaders: Case studies of West Nile virus, Chagas disease, tuberculosis and Hanta virus illustrate the scope of danger, while doctors and health officials explain the battle. New killers: This program demonstrates concern with new diseases that are threatening mankind, cryptosporidiosis, CID, staph superbug MRSA and ehrlichiosis. 2 videocassettes (51 min. each)

MEDIA 2-6844, 2-6845

 

24/7 c2005

Mary A. C Fallon, Daniel Priest, and Fanlight Productions

The develomenally disabled require constant care by their parents. This documentary illustrates the difficulties parents and professional caregivers in Florida must deal with every day. 1 videocassette (33 min.)

MEDIA 2-7679

 

Administration of intravenous medication: Administering IV meds to adults c2003

Roy W Ramsey, Jerry Reynolds, Intercollegiate College of Nursing (Spokane, Wash.), Learning Resources Company, and Concept Media, inc

Demonstrates direct infusion when the patient has a medication lock, an infusing IV, or an incompatible intravenous infusion; intermittent infusion when the patient has a medication lock or an infusing IV; a continuous infusion. 1 videocassette (21 min.)

DANA 2041

 

Administration of intravenous medication: Intravenous medication administration an overview c2003

Roy W Ramsey, Jerry Reyolds, Intercollegiate College of Nursing (Spokane, Wash.), Learning Resources Company, and Concept Media, inc

(Producer) Presents an overview of general guidelines, and the three methods commonly used to administer IV meds. Safety issues specific to IV administration and site assessment are stressed. 1 videocassette (11 min.)

DANA 2042

 

Administration of intravenous medication: Intravenous medication administration to children c2003

Roy W Ramsey, Jerry Reynolds, Intercollegiate College of Nursing (Spokane, Wash.), Learning Resources Company, and Concept Media, inc

Illustrates guidelines and methods used by  healthcare professionals when administering IV meds to children. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

DANA 2040

 

Anna Quindlen keynote address 21st biennial convention, National League for Nursing 1993

Anna Quindlen

Columnist for the New York Times and author, Anna Quindlen, speaks about the progress made in the United States in the past twenty years in the area of women's health care and the challenges which still exist today. 1 videocassette (34 min.)

DANA 395

 

Another war c1999

Hervé Martin Delpierre, Dana Westberg, Cinquičme (Firm), Rigaud Productions, Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française, TFO, TVOntario, Films for the Humanities (Firm), Entre Chien et Loup (Firm), Center for Disease Control, and World Health Organization

Examines the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization in the study of a new virus, monkey pox, and the political strife over the spread of the disease which caused a civil war in South Africa. Initiatives established by the World Health Organization to deal with its potentional reemergence are examined. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-6847

 

Antibiotics growing resistance 1996

David T Suzuki, David Tucker, and Eileen Thalenberg

Covers the science of antibiotics, how they were developed and how they work on the body. Goes into the history of antibiotics and how the use and misuse of them contributed to resistant strains of bacteria. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

MEDIA 2-3244

 

Around the world c1999

Hervé Martin Delpierre, Dana Westbert, Cinquičme (Firm), Rigaud Productions, Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française, TFO, TVOntario, Entre Chien et Loup (Firm), and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

This episode deals with the development of the polio vaccine and discusses political and cultural difficulties involved in immunization campaigns in non-industrialized nations. Parental rights versus community obligations is explored. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-6848

 

Autism 2001

Lucie Lachapelle, Laurier Bonn, Icotop Inc , Téléi-Québec, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Built around several case studies, this program discusses high- and low-functioning autism; illustrates structural and functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains; considers genetics, neurological diseases, and immune system anomalies as possible contributory factors; and discusses associated conditions, such as mental retardation, epilepsy, and echolalia. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-7703

 

Big bucks, big pharma marketing disease & pushing drugs c2006

Ronit Ridberg, Amy Goodman, and Media Education Foundation

Big Bucks, Big Pharma pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Puts focus on the industry's marketing practices. Challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being. 1 videocassette (46 min.)

MEDIA 2-7536

 

The brain eater c1998

Bettina Lerner, Joseph McMaster, Stacy Keach, British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service, WGBH Educational Foundation, and WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

Highly infectious and incurable, "mad cow disease" has claimed the lives of nearly a million cattle in Britain. Scientists race to determine whether a variant of the disease spells a deadly epidemic for humans. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7748

 

Breaking the silence barrier 1996

Marlee Matlin, Gail Freedman, Jan Legnito, and Anita Hollander

Reports on creative technologies that are being used to help people with autism, traumatic brain injuries, and learning and speech disabilities. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-2883

 

Breathing freely controlling asthma triggers 2006

United States and Environmental Protection Agency

1 videocassette

MEDIA 2-7645

 

The bridge how the medicine of the ancient Greeks came back to Europe through the world of Islam 1998

Ingrid Traversa, Hermann Jamek, and David Collison

Explores the process by which medical knowledge was preserved in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages. 1 videocassettte (50 min.)

DANA 1764

 

Bushman's secret c2006

Rehad Desai, Hartmut Keiper, Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), National Film and Video Foundation (South Africa), and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

South African filmmaker, Regad Desai, travels to the Kalahari to investigate global interest in ancient Bushmen knowledge. Hoodia, a cactus used by Bushmen for centuries, has caught the attention of a giant pharmaceutical company. 1 videodisc (65 min.)

MEDIA 10-1107

 

Caring for the postpartum patient c2004

Sandra McGinty, Jim Harrigan, Amy Jacobs, Classroom Productions, and Medcom, inc

Focuses on the physiological, psychological and emotional changes a woman goes through during the postpartum period, and includes information that can assist the nurse in caring for and reassuring her postpartum patients. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

DANA 2044

 

Chia Lor breast cancer survivor 2002

Lee Vang, Va-Megn Thoj, and Noel Lee

Chia Lor, a 45-year ol Hmong breast cancer survivor, discusses how she fought against her own family's misconceptions about mammograms and mastectomies to save her own life. 1 videocassette (17 min.)

MEDIA 2-3792

 

The Chicago Maternity Center story c1996

Kartemquin Films and  Facets Video (Firm)

For more than 75 years, the Chicago Maternity Center provided safe home deliveries for Chicago mothers. But a change in attitude of modern medicine towards home birth and a decline in funding from Northwestern University forced the Center's closure in 1974. The story of the Center's history and the fight to keep it open are interwoven with the case history of one expectant mother. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7619

 

Cholera 1996

Chris Warren

Examines the resurgence and spread of the epidemic disease cholera through South America.  In addition, examines the medical, economic, and political factors involved and explains how the disease can be eliminated and how obstacles prevent elimination. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-3255

 

Code of silence 1993

Stefan Moore

From the earliest times, the doctor-patient relationship has been central to the healing process, but medical technology has erected a barrier between patients and doctors who often cloak themselves in a code of silence.  What is the role of communication inthe healing process?  "Code of Silence" takes a close-up look at two societies: Japan, where patients are routinely lied to , and the United States, where informed consent is the rule. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-3969

 

Community nutrition action kit for people where they live, learn, & play 1996

"Team nutrition is the implementation tool for USDA's School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children.  This is the plan to continuously improve school meals, and promote the health and education of 50 million children in 94,000 schools nationwide"--introduction. 1 videocassette (10 min.)

DANA 73

 

Complaints of a dutiful daughter 1996, 1994

Deborah Hoffman

Shows interactions between an Alzheimer's patient and her daughter.  The daughter discusses how she has dealt with her mother's illness and describes various stages of the disease. 1 videocassette (44 min., 49 sec.)

DANA. MEDIA 826 2-5117

 

Controlling cancer pain a video for patients and families 2000

Discusses the importance of communication between the patient and their doctor, nurse, pharmacist and/or social worker in the treatment of cancer pain. 1 videocassette (12 min.)

DANA 1468

 

Critical condition 2008, c2007

Roger Weisberg, New Video Group, Public Policy Productions, Inc, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), American Documentary, Inc, and P.O.V. (Firm)

Investigation of the health care crisis in America that follows a diverse group of uninsured individuals as they battle critical illnesses without proper care. 1 videodisc (83 min.) :

MEDIA 10-1927

 

Critical condition 2008, c2007

Roger Weisberg, New Video Group, Public Policy Productions, Inc, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), American Documentary, Inc, and P.O.V. (Firm)

Investigation of the health care crisis in America that follows a diverse group of uninsured individuals as they battle critical illnesses without proper care. 1 videodisc (83 min.)

MEDIA 10-1341

 

D.E.S an uncertain legacy 1985

Margaret Pettigrew, Bonnie Andrukaitis, and Sharman Sturges

This film is a look at the development, the marketing, and the medical consequences of D.E.S. ; a drug that was first hailed as a miracle drug is a synthetic hormone routinely administered to pregnant women to prevent miscarriage but which, years later, produced harmful side effects to children born to these women. The film traces the dedicated efforts of Harriet Simand and mother, Shirley who began the first D.E.S. Action Group in Canada, to educate and warn the public about D.E.S and to support other D.E.S. victims. 1 videocassette (ca. 58 min.)

MEDIA 2-1398              2-7651

 

David Halberstam's the fifties. Volume 2, Selling the American way [videorecording] /This episode of The Fifties shows how the invention of television and the perfection of the art of advertising were used in both commerce and politics. 1997

David Halberstam, Tracy Dahlby, Alex Gibney, Nancy Button, and Barbara Sears

his episode of The Fifties shows how the invention of television and the perfection of the art of advertising were used in both commerce and politics. 1 videocassette (90 min)

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-3632    2-6175

 

Deadly meat when a hamburger can kill 1994

Michael Mierendorf and Meredith Vieira

This ABC Turning Point program investigates government accountability for meat safety to determine whether our meat supply is any safer since the 1993 E. coli outbreaks in California and Washington state in which four children died and hundreds were hospitalized. 1 videocassette (43 min.)

MEDIA 2-2956

 

Different from you unfulfilled promises to the mentally ill c2002

Demetrio James Cuzzocrea, University of California (System),  Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, Pistachio Productions, and  Fanlight Productions

This documentary follows the medical rounds of an urban family physician as he services the homeless mentally ill. Through his interactions and through commentary by the mentally ill and by mental health professionals, the film illustrates how patients experience symptoms, deal with vagrancy, drug abuse, and societal hostility, and maintain hope and aspirations. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7390

 

Donka radioscopie d'un h?opital africain c1997

Thierry Michel, Christine Pireaux, Films de la passerelle (Firm), Zeaux Productions, Maedecins sans frontiaeres (Association), and First Run/Icarus Films

This film follows daily life in the largest public hospital in Conakry, Guinea. Donka Hospital typifies the financial crisis affecting the entire African health sector. Without assistance from governmental or international relief agencies and compelled to develop its financial autonomy, the hospital practices a paying-as-you-go  health care policy designed to cover running costs. This financial strategy is applied at a high social and human cost, as access to treatment diminishes for many Guineans, compromising the very notion of public health services. 1 videodisc (59 min.)

MEDIA 10-1827

 

Dr. Solomon's dilemma 2000

Hedrick Smith and David Murdock

Discusses cost-cutting by HMOs and the resulting battle over the ethics and priorities of American medicine. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-5492

 

Dying with dignity experiences in the Netherlands c2001

Rob Hof, Tony Wilkinson, Hoffilm, and Filmakers Library, inc

Profiles four people who are terminally ill at a palliative care facility in Rijnstadt Hospital in the Netherlands.  Their journey to choosing euthanasia is carefully thought out. 1 videocassette (47 min.)

MEDIA 2-6399

 

Ebola plague fighters 1996

Stacy Keach, Ric Esther Bienstock, Simcha Jacobovici, Elliott Halpern, Associated Producers (Toronto, Ont.), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Channel Four (Great Britain), and WGBH Video (Firm)

An investigation into the deadly Ebola virus and the 1995 outbreak of the disease in Kikwit, Zaire. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7746

 

Emergency medical services public information, education and relations national standard curriculum 1996

Using news footage, the video shows first aid techniques in case of accidents and disasters, and the role of rescue teams during such occurences. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

DANA 672

 

Emily's eyes 1998

Jessica Douglas-Henry, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Iris Pictures, SBS Independent, and First Run/Icarus Films

Describes the experience of a Chinese couple in Australia as they deal with the disabilities of their first child, Emily, who was born with hydrocephalous, profound deafness, and blindness in one eye. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-7528

 

Field of genes c1998

Jennifer Scott, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Bullfrog Films, inc

Documentary investigates the biotechnology industry claims that the creation of genetically altered foods will be beneficial for the world's food supply. 1 videocassette (44 min.)

MEDIA 2-6486

 

The great plague c2001

John Toba, Justin Hardy, Eric Meyers, Films for the Humanities (Firm), Juniper Communications, Learning Channel (Firm), and Channel 4 International

This program dramatically presents the history of bubonic plague and its two variants, pneumonic and septicemic plague (The Black Death) as it was called in the 14th century. 1 videorecording (51 min.)

MEDIA 2-6842

 

A Guide to applying the art and science of human caring 1993

Lisa Moss and Jean Watson

In part 1, Jean Watson outlines her theories concerning the ways in which nurses can apply caring to put patients into the best condition by which healing can occur.  Part 2 explores how Watson's theories may be brought into practice, through an interview with the chief of nursing at a Denver--based hospital and a group consultation with nurses who have applied Watson's theories to their work. 2 videocassettes (56 min.)

DANA. DANA 413 cassette 1 413 cassette 2

 

A HACCP approach to food safety in child and elder care environments 1997

Training video to teach the HACCP approach to food safety to personal care home providers and child care providers. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-3603

 

Healing and the mind 1993

Bill D Moyers

Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists and patients--people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health. In a 5-part series of fascinating and provocative interviews, he discusses their search for answers to perplexing questions. 5 videocassettes (318 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA 2-2057 cassette 1 2-2058 cassette 2 2-2059 cassette 3 2-2060 cassette 4 2-2061 cassette 5

 

A Healthy baby girl 1996

Judith Helfand and Irena Klepfisz

Presents the filmmaker's experience of coping with her own hysterectomy at twenty five for cancer caused by her mother's use of D.E.S., a synthetic hormone administered to prevent miscarriage. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-3667

 

Hepatitis B the enemy within 1996

Penelope Douglas, Clara Wilkerson, Ana Cristina Lerner, Edward Lerner, Bill Shomo, and Nancy Duerr

The Hepatitis B virus is 100 times more contagious than the AIDS virus and can lead to cirrhosis and an increased risk of liver cancer.  More than 250,000 Americans will contract HBV in any given year, many of whom won't display any symptoms or know they're infected.  Drs. Miriam Alter and Harold Margolis discuss the current medical knowledge about the virus and its treatment. 1 videocassette (21 min.)

MEDIA 2-3257

 

Hepatitis C the silent scourge 1996

Penelope Douglas, Ana Christina Lerner, Edward Lerner, Nancy Duerr, Harold Margolis, and Miriam Alter

Hepatitis C virus is a disease that is transmitted primarily by contact with infected blood and manifests few symptoms.  As many as 3.5 million people in the U.S. are believed to carry the virus, with many not even aware they have been exposed.   Drs. Miriam Alter and Harold Marolis discuss this newest strain of the hepatitis virus, discovered less than ten years ago, and its causes, treatment, and prevention. 1 videocassette (23 min.)

MEDIA 2-3254

 

Hermaphrodites speak c1996

Intersex Society of North America

This film covers the first meeting of intersexed people. Seven participants, two assigned as men and four as women, discuss their experiences of mutilation under the rubric of standard medical treatment for hermaphroditic children. 1 videocassette (35 min.)

MEDIA 2-7276

 

A History of antibiotics 2000

Cecile Bouchardeau and Richard Schlesinger 

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and others discuss key issues in the fight against infectious diseases. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are key factors in the spread of new strains of drug resistant diseases. 1 videocassette (49 min.)

MEDIA 2-5204

 

Human sexuality & nursing practice: Illness, disability, and sexuality c1999

Cindy Bright and Concept Media, inc

Pt. 1. Describes the sexual response cycle and the body systems necessary for optimal sexual functioning. Discusses body image and self-esteem, describes patient limitations and illustrates helpful techniques. Pt. 2. Describes age-related changes in sexual functioning and discusses modifications in routines that may be helpful. Examines attitudes, medical problems and medications that may have a negative affect. 2 videocassetes (63 min.)

DANA 2161 cassette 1 & 2

 

Human sexuality & nursing practice: When the topic is sex 1999

Cindy Bright and Concept Media, inc

Explores the nurse's role in talking with patients about sex. Provides guidelines for identifying sexual problems, giving information, asking and answering patients questions. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

DANA 2162

 

Infectious diseases, with Dr. Karl Johnson 1997

Laurie Garrett and Karl M Johnson

"Join the hunt for the world's deadliest microbes with men they call the 'disease cowboy[s].'  Dr. Karl Johnson, head of the team from the Center for Disease Control that named the Ebola virus, relates the steps involved in isolating and controlling viral and bacterial outbreaks."--Container. 1 videocassette (46 min.)

DANA 1235

 

Influenza 1918 1998

Robert Kenner, Ken Chowder, and Linda Hunt

In September 1918, soldiers stationed near Boston suddenly began to die. Doctors found the victims' lungs filled with a strange blue fluid. They identified the cause as Influenza, but it was unlike any strain ever seen, and medical science proved powerless against it. In desperation, people turned to folk remedies, while frantic officials closed all public places, and everyone was required to wear masks. But the virus was unstoppable, relentless, devastatingly lethal. By the time the epidemic ran its course, over 600,000 people were dead, more than all U.S. combat deaths of the 20th century. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-4264

 

Injury prevention for the elderly preventing foodborne illness 1996

Katie O'Hare and Bonnie L Walker

Discusses foodborne illness hazards in environments where elderly people live and gives suggestions for eliminating or protecting against these hazards. 1 videocassette (10 min.)

MEDIA 2-3668

 

Journey to the West Chinese medicine today c2001

A contemporary exploration of the ways in which Chinese medicine - including acupuncture and herbal remedies - is being practiced today. Shot in China and the U.S., this documentary introduces practitioners of different forms of Asian healing, and examines how Chinese medical practices are being imported, taught and replicated in the United States. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-7701

 

The last child the global race to end polio c2004

Scott Thigpen, Matthew de Galan, Will Lyman, Red Sky Productions (Firm), WCVE-TV (Television station : Richmond, Va.), and Bullfrog Films, inc

Tells the behind-the-scenes story of the global campaign to eradicate polio. From the frontlines in Nigeria, India, Haiti and elsewhere, witness the victories and challenges of trying to wipe out a disease worldwide for only the second time in history. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-6984

Learning the Alexander technique 1998

Claudio Lai, Greg Holdaway, Petra Schaefer, and Toni Galardi

Introduction to the technique, origin of this therapy, benefits of learning and practicing it; includes case examples and demonstrations. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MUSIC 400

 

Lethal medicine 1997

Javier Burgos, Hoorik Davoudian, and Jack Gallagher

"For the last fifty years, an unprecedented effort has been made to convince millions of people that animal research saves human lives. The objective of this documentary is to debunk this most destructive myth."--Opening frame. 1 videocassette (ca. 65 min.)

MEDIA 2-5021

 

Life story 1997, 1987

Mick Jackson, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Alan Howard, and Juliet Stevenson

A dramatized documentary, set in the years 1951-1953, which focuses on the young scientist James Watson who with other scientists "raced" to discover the DNA double helix comprising human genetic material. According to the film, the discovery was primarily made by scientist Rosalind Franklin, but her ideas were stolen by the team of Watson, Crick, and Wilkins, who were subsequently awarded the Nobel Prize after her death. 1 videocassette (108 min.)

MEDIA 2-3243

 

Living longer, 1952 1998

Peter Ceresole and John Forsythe

With the advent and widespread use of penicillin during the Second World War and a greater understanding of microbiology, astonishing advances in Western medicine and public health followed as age-old diseases were systematically tackled in the United States and around the world. Millions hoped that new medical technologies would offer them better health--and longer lives. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-4181a 2-5629

 

Living old the modern realities of aging in America c2006

Miri Navasky, Karen O'Connor, Mead Street Films (Firm), WGBH Educational Foundation, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), and PBS Home Video

For the first time in American history, "the old old"--Those over 85 -- are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer, healthier lives. But for millions of elderly, living longer can also mean a debilitating physical decline that often requires an immense amount of care. And just as more care is needed, fewer caregivers are available to provide it. In "Living Old," FRONTLINE investigates this national crisis and explores the new realities of aging in America. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA  2-7798

 

The Magic bullet 1993

Stefan Moore

We expect medical science and the drug industry to come up with magical "quick fixes."  But out of our deep-seated quest for cures, a myth has evolved - the belief that medicine can provide pills to solve all our health problems regardless of the causes of diseases in our environments and in spite of the fact that most diseases are chronic and cannot be cured. "The Magic Bullet" looks at the history of drug development and at the impact of controversial drugs such as diethylstilbestrol (DES), which caused cancer in the children of women who used it, and RU-486, the new abortion pill. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-3973

 

Making of a doctor  1995

Michael Barnes and Lynne Thigpen

Documentary follows seven students in Harvard Medical School's Class of 1991 through the rigors and rewards of their medical training, from the academics to the emotionally and physically grueling years of internship. 1 videocassette (120 min.)

MEDIA 2-3353

 

Meningitis the sudden illness 1996

Penelope Douglas, Clara Wilkerson, Ana Cristina Lerner, Ed Lerner, and Nancy Duerr

"Conventional wisdom says that there is no cure for the flu; a doctor can only treat the symptoms. But when typical flu symptoms--fever, headache, and a runny nose--are accompanied by a stiff neck, the condition may be far more serious than the flu and life-threatening.  This program features three leading physicians in the study of the illness, Dr. Elaine Teomanen of Rockefeller Univ. in New York, Dr. Michael Scheld of the Univ. of Virginia, and Dr. George McCracken Jr. of the Univ. of Texas Southwest Medical Center. "--Container. 1 videocassette (22 min.)

MEDIA 2-3256

 

My mother, my father c1984

James Vanden Bosch, Terra Nova Films, Chicago (Ill.), and Dept. on Aging and Disability

Explores the issues involved in caring for elderly parents by focusing on the various ways in which four families are handling the problem. Includes interviews with parents and their families. 1 videocassette (34 min.)

MEDIA 2-7797

 

Naked to the bone 1997

Bill Jersey, Jarion Monroe, and Bettyann Kevles

Relates the history of medical imaging technology and stories illustrating its impact and application in the everyday lives of people. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-5067

 

NHANES III anthropometric procedures  1996?

Robert J Kuczmarski and Mike Handley

Presents standardized procedures and equipment for anthropometric or body measurement component. This information is from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted during the period 1988-1994. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

DANA 877

 

Nursing in America a history of social reform 1990

Tom Ely and Ellen Davidson Baer

Chronicles the social and economic events of our country that shaped and changed nursing and were changed by nursing.  These include feminism, community health, civil rights, social activisim and service. 1 videocassette (31 min.) ;

DANA 399

 

Nursing in America through a feminist lens 1991

Tony Ely

1 videocassette (28 min.)

DANA 398

 

Nursing process & critical thinking: The nursing process c2000

Healthcare Media (Firm) and Concept Media, inc

Presents the nursing process as a system for planning nursing care. 1 videocassette (32 min.)

DANA 2039

 

One doctor Daniel Hale Williams 1997

Rex Barnett and Rex Barnett

"This is the first video biography on the Black surgeon who was the first person to successfully perform an operation on the human heart, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.  'One doctor' covers his life and career and his heart operation that gave him international acclaim in 1893."--Container. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

DANA 1261

 

Organs for sale 2004?

Steen Jensen, Filmakers Library, inc, and DR TV (Television station : Copenhagen, Denmark)

In most places, the sale of human organs is prohibited. In Pakistan, it is not illegal, but very controversial. Jim, who needs a kidney transplant and has run out of options in Denmark, travels to Pakistan to get a new kidney. Jim's outcome is good, but that is not always the case for the donors, who receive payment but no post-operative care. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-6890

 

Oxygenation c2002

Laurna Godwin, Marny Johnson, Mark Earls, Vector Communications, and Mosby, Inc

"This video presents oxygen safety; flow rates by nasal cannula and face mask; application of cannula and mask; airway maintenance, including suctioning; tracheostomy care."--From container. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

DANA 3017

 

Passing the bug the end of antibiotics? c1998

Wilson da Silva, Adam Spenser, R. M Corfield, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Quantum Film Corporation, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

This program examines the link between the use of antibiotics in livestock as growth promoters and the rise of resistance to their effectiveness in humans. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

MEDIA 2-7185

 

Patents or patients c2003

Joost De Haas, Alaka Deshpande, and Joost de Haas Mediaproductions

This film focuses on the debate between established pharmaceutical companies and the manufacturers of low-cost medicine. The staggeringly high prices of medicine are a matter of life and death to millions of people suffering with HIV/AIDS in Africa and spreading quickly to Asia. 1 videodisc (25 min.)

MEDIA 10-1884

 

Patient to patient cancer clinical trials and you 1999?

John E Niederhuber, P. Gregory Rausch, and Stanley Watkins

"Patients who have participated in a clinical trial talk about their experiences and address many common concerns of patients considering a clinical trial, such as risks, benefits, eligibility, enrollment and costs."--Container. 1 videocassette (14 min., 40 sec.)

DANA 1325

 

Peptic ulcers 1994

Gary Schwitzer

Explains the nature of peptic ulcers: where and how they occur, the symptoms of ulcers, the types of diagnostic procedures and tools used, what may trigger problems (aspirin and smoking are major triggers, stress is an irritant but not believed to be a cause), and what types of medications are available. 1 videocassette (19 min.)

MEDIA 2-2959

 

Rachel's daughters searching for the causes of breast cancer 1997

Allie Light, Irving Saraf, and Nancy Evans

Rachel's daughters, the first feature length film to be made about the causes of breast cancer,is an investigative documentary with a difference. Eight women living with breast cancer act as detectives, traveling across the country interviewing scientists and researchers about the possible causes of the disease. These interviews are woven together with historical footage, short dramatizations and emotional visualizations, creating an engaging detective story. 1 videocassette (107 min.)

MEDIA 2-5690

 

Random cuts 1993

Stefan Moore

Surprisingly, most medical procedures have never been scientifically evaluated: Many remain in common use even after research has shown them to be ineffective.  Furthermore, there is a great variation in use between countries and among individual doctors, and the human toll can be tragic.  Focusing on heart disease, "Random Cuts" looks at the economic and social forces driving the use of surgical procedures. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-3972

 

Raw terror 1997

Peter Thomas and Alan LaGarde

Describes an eleven-year-old boy's near death from E. coli bacteria food poisoning and the measures taken to save him. 1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-5205

 

The rising threat of infectious diseases 1997

Peter Cochran, Richard Cassell, and Randye Kaye

Investigates the interaction of disease-causing microbes with human beings, the discovery and adaptation of those microbes, and the newly emerging diseases caused by them. 1 videocassette (26 min., 37 sec.)

MEDIA 2-3253

 

Sangoma 1996

Peter Davis, Marcia Thomson, and Harvey McKinnon

In South Africa, traditional healers have always been regarded with suspicion by practitioners of Western medicine. New efforts to integrate traditional healers into primary health care, nutritional education, and AIDS work holds some promise for a public health system under siege. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

MEDIA 2-3939

 

Sanitary survey inspection before you begin-- c2002

Drinking Water Academy (U.S.) and National Environmental Training Association (U.S.)

This video is designed for sanitary survey inspectors to review before making a site inspection. 2 videodiscs (167 min.)

MEDIA 10-409

 

SARS the true story c2004

Julie Hall, Annabel Gillings, Nick Green, Sally Johnston, Jackie Higgins, Sue Learoyd, Jack Fortune, World Health Organization, British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc, Learning Channel (Firm), Discovery Health Channel, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Filmed in the wake of the initial SARS onslaught, this gripping program describes the World Health Organization's decisive counterattack. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-6843

 

The secret life of the brain: Episode 1: wider than the sky: the baby's brain 2004

Blair Brown, David Grubin, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), David Grubin Productions, and PBS Home Video

Examines how the brain builds itself from conception through the first year of life. 1 videocassettes (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7792

 

The secret life of the brain: Episode 2: syllable from sound: the child's brain 2004

Blair Brown, David Grubin, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), David Grubin Productions, and PBS Home Video

In nearly all adults, the language center of the brain resides in the left hemisphere. Babies, until about a year old, respond with their entire brains, gradually language shifts to the left hemisphere. But, what happens if during childhood the left hemisphere is compromised by disease? What happens if something goes wrong? 1 videocassettes (ca. 06 min.)

MEDIA 2-7793

 

The secret life of the brain: Episode 3: a world of their own: the teenage brain 2004

Blair Brown, David Grubin, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), David Grubin Productions, and PBS Home Video

For the first time, scientists can offer an explanation for what parents already know -- adolescence is a time of roiling emotions, and poor judgment. Why do teenagers have distinct needs and behaviors? Why do teenagers have such a hard time waking up in the morning? A major challenge to the adolescent brain is schizophrenia. 1 videocassettes (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7794

 

The secret life of the brain: Episode 4: to think by feeling: the adult brain 2004

Blair Brown, Tom Jennings, Amanda Pollak, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), David Grubin Productions, and PBS Home Video

This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Emotion is now considered integral to our over-all mental health. In mapping our emotions, scientists have found that our emotional brain overlays our thinking brain: The two exist forever intertwined. 1 videocassettes (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7795

 

The secret life of the brain: Episode five: through many lives: the aging brain 2004

Blair Brown, Edward Gray, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), David Grubin Productions, and PBS Home Video

This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Scientists no longer hold the longstanding belief that we lose vast numbers of brain cells as we grow older. 1 videocassettes (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7796

 

Sex, lies and secrecy dissecting hysterectomy 2004

Carol Moore-Ede, David T Suzuki, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Filmakers Library, inc

Some medical experts claim that a shocking 98% of hysterectomies are unnecessary. Yet, half the women in North America will have had their ovaries removed by the time they are 65. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

MEDIA 2-7522

 

Sicko c2007

Michael Moore, Meghan O'Hara, Dog Eat Dog Films, Weinstein Company, and Genius Products, Inc

Michael Moore interviews Americans who have been denied treatment by the United States health care insurance companies -- companies who sacrifice essential health services in order to maximize profits. Sheds light on the how complicated it can become for communities and individuals, and the sacrifices they have made when they are denied health care coverage. 1 videodisc (123 min.)

DANA 335

 

SIDS a special report 1997

Martin Wood, Drew Martin, and Lindsay Speer

This silent killer claims 1 of 500 infants in the United States each year. Much is being done, however, to discover the cause of SIDS. In this program, we hear from parents who have lost infants to SIDS, and from doctors and researchers working tirelessly to understand and defeat it. 1 videocassette (49 min.)

DANA 868

 

Specimen collection c2002

Laurna Godwin, Marny Johnson, Mark Earls, Vector Communications, and Mosby, Inc

"This video presents mid-stream urine collection; fecal occult blood testing; gastroccult and gastric pH testing; sputum specimen collection; wound culture specimen; blood glucose testing; labeling, storage, and transfer of specimens to the laboratory; evaluating results of bedside tests. 1 videocassette (21 min.)

DANA 3021

 

Suctioning c2002

Laurna Godwin, Marny Johnson, Mark Earls, Vector Communications, and Mosby, Inc

A nurse discusses how to properly suction a patient. 1 videocassette (23 min.)

DANA 3018

 

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome a video on helping to reduce the risk 2000

Trish Evans, Roger Vilsack, Gabrielle Goyette, Khadejah Littlejohn, and Beverly Cosham

Sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, strikes nearly 6000 babies in the United States every year.  This video presentation shows the viewer things that can be done to make babies safer from SIDS.  Some safeguards include putting a healthy baby on his or her back to sleep, using firm bedding, removing stuffed toys, breastfeeding, maintaining a comfortable room temperature, and providing a smoke-free zone. 1 videocassette (3 min., 46 sec.)

DANA 1439

 

Super size me c2004

Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Bridget Bennett, Lisa Ganjhu, Alexandra Jamieson, Stephen Siegel, Steve Horowitz, Michael Parrish, Doug Ray, Hart Sharp Video (Firm), Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm), Roadside Attractions (Firm), Con (Firm), and Showtime Independent Films (Firm)

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a journey to find out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he can't eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must eat three square meals a day, he must eat everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked. He treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and a number of regular folk while downing McDonald's to try and find out why 37% of American are now overweight. Spurlock's grueling diet spirals him into a metamorphosis that will make you think twice about picking up another Big Mac. 1 videodisc (100 min.)

MEDIA 10-340

 

Surgical slimmers c2005

John Angier, Alan Alda, Chedd-Angier Production Company, Connecticut Public Television, and PBS Home Video

In spite of the risks, people are lining up to solve their weight problems in the operating room. And if the latest device -- an implantable stomach "pacer" -- works out, millions more will be taking the surgical way out. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6974

 

Temple of science 1993

Stefan Moore

Teaching hospitals have been the central focus for the evolution of modern medicine.  They house the most revered scientists, the leading doctors, and the most sophisticated technology.  Although this model of medicine has had remarkable success intreating serious diseases, teaching hospitals and the doctors they train are less equipped to provide the kind of primary care that most people need.  "Temple of Science" looks at the turmoil surrounding these issues at Johns Hopkins, one of the world's leading teaching hospitals. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-3968

 

Tuberculosis the forgotten plague 1994

Katharine Everett and Veronica Hyks

Traces the history of tuberculosis' re-emergence. Stresses the unparallelled help of the community workers, as the main hope in averting a global catastrophe, through their consistent efforts in administering the necessary drugs. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA 2-2958

 

Tuskegee 2000

Laurence Matlin and J. R Rost

Between the years of 1932 and 1971, the U.S. government used approximately 600 blacks from Macon County, Alabama, as human guinea pigs for syphilis research. This program  presents the medical establishment's justification for disguising racism as legitimate medical research. 1 videocassette (23 min.)

DANA 1870

 

Twitch and shout a documentary about tourette syndrome 1994

Laurel Chiten

Tourette syndrome is a genetic neurological disorder which causes tics, involuntary movements, noises, and thoughts, as well as uncontrollable swearing and obsessive-compulsive behavior.  This documentary presents a series of interviews with adults who have been diagnosed with tourette syndrome but who are now able to participate in normal living experiences. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-2874

 

What price? 2001

Sally Beaty and Pat Lentz

Discusses inequalities in health care and health care delivery, ethical considerations in allocating limited resources to alleviate this problem, and the role health professionals should play in cost/resource distribution, "manipulation" of life, and in health promotion and disease prevention. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-5411

 

When medicine got it wrong c2009

Katie Cadigan, Laura Murray, Rita Moreno, ImageReal Pictures, KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.), Independent Television Service, and Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

In 1974 a small group of parents became the first in the nation to publicly refuse blame for causing their children to have schizophrenia. They formed Parents of Adult Schizophrenics and their activism led to parents around the nation demanding changes in how the disease is understood and treated. 1 videodisc (53 min.)

MEDIA 10-1807

 

With every breath c2000

Vince Sherry, Andrew Holtz, Medstar Communications, Films for the Humanities (Firm), and Learning Channel (Firm)

Narrative of the Hantavirus outbreak in the Four Corners area of the Southwestern United States in 1993. Medical investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Indian Health Service, and other agencies use DNA analysis and intensive research to determine the cause of the epidemic. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

MEDIA 2-6841

 

Worlds apart a four-part series on cross-cultural healthcare c2003

Maren Grainger-Monsen, Julia Haslett, and Fanlight Productions

Follows patients and families facing critical medical decisions as they navigate their way through the health care system. Provides a look at a variety of patients' cultures and the culture of medicine. Raises an awareness about the role sociocultural barriers play in patient-provider communication and in the provision of healthcare services for culturally and ethnically diverse patients. 1 videodisc (ca. 49 min.)

MEDIA 10-1003

 

A Worn path 1999

Eudora Welty, Eudora Welty, Beth Henley, Bruce R Schwartz, Joseph M Davis, Cora Lee Day, Conchata Ferrell, Jodie Markell, and Brad Dourif

A 95-year-old African-American woman undertakes a long journey into town to get medicine for her ailing grandson. 1 videocassette (32 min.)

MEDIA 2-643

 

Wound care c2002

Laurna Godwin, Marny Johnson, Mark Earls, Vector Communications, and Mosby, Inc

"This video presents sterile gloving, including latex precautions; wound assessments, including indirect and direct assessments, wound drainage systems, and types of wound drainage; dressing changes, including wet-to-dry dressings and use of the wound VAC system."--From container. 1 videocassette (ca. 19 min.)

DANA 3022

 

Yoga unveiled a film c2004

Gita Desai, Mukesh Desai, Sujay Desai, and Ajay Mehta

No longer an obsure discipline practiced only by mystics, yoga now occupies a central placce on the world stage, with 20 million practicing in the U.S. and millions more worldwide. Few practitioners, however, are aware of yoga's remarkable potential as a vehicle for personal transformation. 2 videodiscs (195 min.)

MEDIA 10-357

Your money and your life America's managed care revolution 1995

Fred W Friendly

Moderated by Arthur Miller, a group of panelists from medicine, business, politics, and academia discusses the United States health care crisis, and try to find a balance between cost and care with managed care. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-2828