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Public health has doubled our life expectancy, but the system is in jeopardy.
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.
Episode 1 Preview
Preview: Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
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.
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Explore the discussion guide for The Invisible Shield, a useful tool for extended learning related to the docuseries. The guide pulls out key themes from the show and presents questions that encourage critical thinking, powerful discussion, and expanded understanding regarding public health.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipPublic health saved your life today, but you didn't even know it.
Viruses, pathogens and microorganisms threatened to bring us to our knees.
Killing two thirds of the population at a time.
The world was turned upside down.
Public health emerged as a kind of invisible shield.
And in the pandemic, that invisibility is gone.
If everything's working well, nobody thinks about public health.
Public health is like the foundation of your house.
And let me tell you, ours is cracked.
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Historians and public health practitioners talk public health's impact on life expectancy. (2m 5s)
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