Rx for survival [videorecording] : a global health challenge / series executive producer, Larry Klein ; a co-production of the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Vulcan Productions, Inc. ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
Klein, Larry.; Pitt, Brad, 1963-; Mirowitz, Sheldon.; Beckham, Mike.; Holt, Sarah.; Willumsen, Gail.; Young, Andrew, 1966-; Jackson, Tabitha.; Whittlesey, Rob.; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Brancaccio, David.; Hilts, Philip J.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit.; Vulcan Productions.; WGBH Educational Foundation.; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.; Circus Productions.; Holt Productions.; Gemini Productions.; Archipelago Films.; RCSR Productions.; WGBH Video (Firm)
2005
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Title Rx for survival [videorecording] : a global health challenge / series executive producer, Larry Klein ; a co-production of the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Vulcan Productions, Inc. ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
Uniform Title Rx for survival (Television program)
Now (Television program : 2005)
Edition Widescreen format.
ISBN 1593753276
9781593753276
Imprint [Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, c2005.
Language English
Language Note In English.
Closed-captioned.
Audio-described.
Description 3 videodiscs (335 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers 783421389397
00783421389397
Call Number RA441 .R97 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification 614.5
Distributor No. WG38939 WGBH Boston Video
Summary "From vaccines to antibiotics, clean water to nutrition, bio-terror threats to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the six-part series 'Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge' tells the compelling stories of global health challenges and successes. Employing both historical dramatic sequences and poignant current documentary stories, the series showcases key milestones in public health history, such as the eradication of smallpox, alongside modern and future challenges, including SARS, a potential global flu pandemic and recovery from the Asian tsunami catastrophe"--Http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/about/series.html.
Note Collective title from set container.
Originally produced as 6 episodes of the television miniseries Rx for survival in 2005.
Special feature (disc 2, 25 min.): interview with Jimmy Carter about global health issues, conducted by David Brancaccio (originally broadcast as an episode of the television program NOW on Nov. 4, 2005).
DVD-ROM features (PDF files): teacher guides for each episode; 6 activities for exploring global health issues; 3 dispatches from experts in the field.
Companion to the book: Rx for survival, why we must rise to the global health challenge / by Philip Hilts.
Narrator, Brad Pitt.
Credits Music composed by Sheldon Mirowitz ; orchestration and programming, Sheldon Mirowitz ... [et al.].
System Details Note DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital.
Added Author Klein, Larry.
Pitt, Brad, 1963-
Mirowitz, Sheldon.
Beckham, Mike.
Holt, Sarah.
Willumsen, Gail.
Young, Andrew, 1966-
Jackson, Tabitha.
Whittlesey, Rob.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Brancaccio, David.
Hilts, Philip J.
Added Corporate Author WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit.
Vulcan Productions.
WGBH Educational Foundation.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Circus Productions.
Holt Productions.
Gemini Productions.
Archipelago Films.
RCSR Productions.
WGBH Video (Firm)
Includes Disease warriors.
Rise of the superbugs.
Delivering the goods.
Deadly messengers.
Back to the basics.
How safe are we?
Linked Resources Individual episode summaries
Official website
Official website for Jimmy Carter interview
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > DVDs
All Resources
Disease warriors / written, produced, and directed by Mike Beckham ; produced in association with Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health ; a Circus Productions film (55 min.)
Rise of the superbugs / written, produced, and directed by Sarah Holt ; a Holt Productions film (57 min.)
Delivering the goods / written and directed by Gail Willumsen ; produced by Gail Willumsen, Jill Shinefield ; produced in association with Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health ; a Gemini Productions film (55 min.)
Deadly messengers / produced by Andrew Young ; written by Susan Todd ; an Archipelago Films production (57 min.)
Back to the basics / produced by Tabitha Jackson, Mike Beckham ; produced in association with Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health ; a Circus Productions film (55 min.)
How safe are we? / written, produced, and directed by Rob Whittlesey ; an RCSR Productions film (56 min.).

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