Cholera and the Modern Public Health System The Invisible Shield

Premiered March 26, 2024
Cholera and the Modern Public Health System

How the 1854 cholera outbreak led to the birth of the modern public health system.

About the Program

The Invisible Shield

The Invisible Shield, a four-part documentary series, reveals a little-known truth: that public health saved your life today and you probably don’t even know it. But while public health makes modern life possible, the work itself is often underfunded, undervalued, and misunderstood.

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