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202460 minRunning

The Invisible Shield

Network:PBS

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S01E04 - "The New Playbook"

Aired on Apr 26, 2024, 2:00 AM

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Description

The Invisible Shield, a four-part documentary series, reveals a little-known truth: that public health saved your life today and you probably don't even know it. But while public health makes modern life possible, the work itself is often underfunded, undervalued, and misunderstood.

Details

Status
Running
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
March 26, 2024
Schedule
Tuesday at 10:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)

The Old Playbook

History repeats itself. It's not the first time the world has had to deal with a pandemic, and the push highlights how the public health sector had to go back to work.

Mar 26, 2024

60 min

Follow the Data

Data has been an essential public health tool since at least the seventeenth century. Helping the world understand and mitigate the spread of disease, data has helped us make sense of the threats to our collective health.

Apr 9, 2024

60 min

Inoculation & Inequity

Public health officials face disinformation, skepticism of science, and distrust in government as they begin vaccinating the public against COVID. Historical injustices and inequities lead to apprehension, forcing public health to refine its approach.

Apr 18, 2024

60 min

The New Playbook

With all the challenges the public health sector faces, and life expectancy declining, how will a committed next generation of public health workers going overcome these obstacles?

Apr 25, 2024

60 min

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