The Invisible Shield
2024– · PBS · 60 min · 1 season
S01E04 · The New Playbook
Fri, 26 Apr, 12:00 pm
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?
About
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.
Episodes
- E01
The Old Playbook
Wed, 27 Mar· 60 minHistory 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.
- E02
Follow the Data
Wed, 10 Apr· 60 minData 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.
- E03
Inoculation & Inequity
Fri, 19 Apr· 60 minPublic 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.
- E04
The New Playbook
Fri, 26 Apr· 60 minWith 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?
