The Invisible Shield.

The Invisible Shield

How public health has increased life spans and saved lives from disease.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 3/23 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Old Playbook

The public health system has doubled life expectancy, but now the public health sector must revisit the past to create solutions.

Mon, 3/23 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Follow the Data

Increasing understanding and mitigating the spread of disease, data collection has been an essential public health tool for centuries.

Tue, 3/24 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Inoculation & Inequity

The filmmakers shed light on how disinformation, skepticism of science and government distrust impacted COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Tue, 3/24 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The New Playbook

Experts rethink the public health system in the face of declining life expectancy, inequality and deaths of despair.