Unnatural Causes, Ep. 7: Not Just a Paycheck

How does employment policy and job insecurity affect our health? Residents of western Michigan struggle against depression, domestic violence and an uptick in heart disease and diabetes when the largest refrigerator factory in the country shuts down. Ironically, the plant is owned by a Swedish company, where shutdowns, far from devastating lives, are relatively benign events for some even an opportunity because of Swedish government policies rooted in an ethos of shared responsibility.
Watch Excerpts from episode 7