Health

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Teach about the impact of disinformation, science skepticism & government distrust on vaccination efforts with The Invisible Shield. This four-part documentary series  highlights public health’s major successes and the heroes who make them possible every day  From the early days of inoculation in the late 1700s through the rapid […]

Journeys in Film is proud to be part of the American Heart Association (AHA) International Stroke Conference 2025, in collaboration with AHA Bernard J. Tyson Office of Health and AHA Creative Studios. Journeys Executive Director Jennifer Fischer moderated a panel discussing rural healthcare, following a screening of the short documentary “Health Wanted: Finding Care in […]

April 7 is World Health Day. We recommend the following films plus our free teaching guides for teaching about the intersection of individual health, public health, and human rights: Our Environmental Studies Lesson Collection, about environmental conditions; A Towering Task, about international Health Disparity and the Health Gradient; From the Ashes, about coal and public health; […]

July is Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month, also known as BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month or Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a great time to celebrate minority mental health awareness with film. We’re highlighting educational resources that explore mental health and wellness, with a special focus on films that […]

Films can be powerful tools for teaching about PTSD awareness and also about resilience, emotional regulation and coping strategies! We recommend the following lessons in our film guides to help you teach about stress and mental wellness with film. Teaching about Trauma and PTSD Big Sonia Big Sonia, about Holocaust survivor and Holocaust educator Sonia […]

Films can be powerful tools for alleviating stress and also for teaching about stress awareness, resilience, emotional regulation and coping strategies! We recommend the following lessons in our film guides to help you teach about stress and mental wellness with film for grades 3-12. Mental Health Awareness Month  in May and Children’s Mental Health Awareness […]

April 7 is World Health Day. The World Health Day theme for 2024 is ‘My health, my right’, to champion the importance of healthcare for all, as well as safe and healthy living conditions including safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination.  We recommend […]

April is full of opportunities to engage your students about public health: National Interprofessional Healthcare Month; National Minority Health Month; National Public Health Week April 1-7;  World Health Day April 7;  Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17; National Infant Immunization Week April 22-29;  World Immunization Week April 24-30.  The Invisible Shield is a powerful teaching […]