Skip to Main Content
Our Invisible Guardians

Our Invisible Guardians

The universe is trying to kill us. We are alive today because an invisible army of professionals has been working tirelessly for over a century to save our lives and improve our health. Their work affects us every day, in ways we never see. Discover the past, present and future of this unseen world of heroes. Produced in partnership with University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

Our Invisible Guardians is a local public television program presented by TPT

Our Invisible Guardians

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 26m 40s | We are alive today thanks to an unseen army of public health professionals. (26m 40s)

Public Health Serves Whole Populations

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 3m 57s | Doctors see one patient at a time. Public health studies and serves whole populations. (3m 57s)

Public Health Prevents Health Problems

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 3m 32s | The easiest health problems to solve are the ones you prevent from ever happening. (3m 32s)

Public Health Partners to Improve Care

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 4m 3s | Improvements in healthcare practices work best when public health connects the dots. (4m 3s)

Public Health Fights Against Inequity

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 5m 24s | Public health is social justice because inequity is a matter of life and death. (5m 24s)

Providing Support for PBS.org

Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship

Support for PBS provided by:

Our Invisible Guardians is a local public television program presented by TPT

or

By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Are you sure you want to remove null from My List?