Critical Condition: Health in Black America Screening and Panel Discussion
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Emory Rollins School of Public Health
Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Atlanta, GA, USA
Join NOVA at the Claudia Nance Rollins Building at the Emory Rollins School of Public Health on May 21 for a screening of clips from Critical Condition: Health in Black America and a panel discussion featuring filmmakers and experts from the film. The program will begin at 6PM and the screening and panel discussion will be followed by a catered reception.
In Critical Condition: Health in Black America, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson investigates the dramatic health disparities in the US, even as scientists confirm that there are no meaningful genetic differences between races. From the deep history of pseudoscientific beliefs about race that still permeate modern medicine, to the latest research on how experiencing discrimination can directly damage the body’s DNA and biology, Critical Condition reveals the factors behind the health crisis facing Black Americans.
Our panel for the evening will include:
- Chandra Ford—Professor of Public Health and African American Studies, Emory University
- Stanley Nelson—Filmmaker, Critical Condition
- Camara Jones—Senior Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Emory Rollins School of Public Health
- Ralph Bouquet—Moderator, Director of Education and Outreach, NOVA; Co Producer, Critical Condition
PARKING INFORMATION:
The nearest parking is the Michael Street Parking Deck, which can be found here. Parking is free after 4PM.
Major funding for Critical Condition: Health in Black America and When Machines Prescribe is provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The California Endowment. Additional funding is provided by the George D. Smith Fund, Inc., the PDB Foundation, and the Wilemal Fund.
Major funding for NOVA and this programming is provided by Carlisle Companies, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the NOVA Science Trust with support from Margaret and Will Hearst and the Hoveida Family Foundation, and PBS viewers.
