We’re marshaling all of our resources—statewide broadcast, video and multimedia production, web sites, community outreach, school-based services, and partnerships—in a major initiative to improve Kentuckians’ health attitudes and practices and “move the meter” on Kentucky’s poor showing in national health statistics.
Are We Dying of Unnatural Causes?
Can conditions at work or in your neighborhood disrupt your biology like a virus? Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?, a provocative four-part PBS documentary, explored why economic status and race are even more powerful predictors of health and life expectancy than smoking. Closer to home, KET delved into the issues with a special companion edition of Connections with Renee Shaw featuring highlights from a town hall meeting held in Louisville to discuss the series. Details »
Video: Unnatural Causes: A Connections Special
The Sadness We Don’t Talk About
Men Get Depression, a new one-hour PBS documentary, is the centerpiece of a national campaign to increase awareness of depression in men, reduce stigma, and prevent suicide. The program explores the corrosive effects of depression on the self, relationships, and careers through intimate profiles of a diverse group of men, including a former NFL quarterback, a Fortune 500 CEO, an unemployed Iraq War veteran, a university professor, and a pastor. • Tuesday, May 13 at 3:00/2:00 am CT on KET1 and 10:00/9:00 pm CT on KET2 • Visit the web site »
Also coming up on our schedule is Depression: Out of the Shadows, which uses the stories of families and individuals coping with depression’s wide-ranging effects to explore the history, science, and treatment of the condition. A 30-minute discussion moderated by Jane Pauley follows the 90-minute documentary. • Wednesday, May 21 at 9:00/8:00 pm CT on KET1; Thursday, May 22 at 1:00 am/12:00 m CT on KET2; Friday, May 23 at 3:00/2:00 am CT on KET2; and Monday, May 26 at 4:00/3:00 am CT on KET2 • Visit the web site »
Hope for Autism Recovery?
Through one couple’s struggle to save their child, Beautiful Son explores the complex and sometimes controversial world of autism. After their son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, filmmakers Don and Julianne King gradually became disenchanted with the medical establishment. Desperate to find help, they stumbled on a community of doctors and parents who are experimenting with alternative treatments and who are, they believe, successfully recovering some kids from autism. • Sunday, May 25 at 4:00/3:00 pm CT on KET2; Tuesday, May 27 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET2; Thursday, May 29 at 3:00/2:00 am CT on KET1; and Saturday, May 31 at 4:00/3:00 am CT on KET1 • Visit the web site »
Speaking Out About Health
The one-hour KET documentary Every Heartbeat Has a Voice: Kentuckians Speak Out About Health Care puts a Kentucky face on a national story. At health forums in communities throughout the state, a cross-section of Kentuckians share their experiences with the health-care system and talk about how to change it for the better. Details »
Video: Every Heartbeat Has a Voice
Kentucky Health
This wide-ranging African American Health Initiative/University of Louisville co-production is designed to “raise the health IQ” statewide. Each episode focuses on one aspect of health or health care, from advances in neonatal intensive care to the ethical questions raised by end-of-life issues. • Sundays at 2:30/1:30 pm CT on KET1 and Mondays at 7:30/6:30 pm CT on KET2 • Visit the web site »
Spotlighting Community Health Projects
Our 13-part production The CommonHealth of Kentucky profiles health and wellness projects across the state that are succeeding in making their communities healthier. Watch the programs online and learn how Kentuckians are helping one another reduce obesity, stop smoking, beat addiction, manage chronic diseases, teach kids good health practices, and feel better both mentally and physically.
