Health Care Program 328 Original Airdate: 6/13/1974 Subject Keywords Alcoholism - Trteatment Health - Afro-Americans Hypertension Nutrition Public health - Boston - Massachusetts Sickle cell anemia Teeth - Care and hygiene Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Hughes, Howard (Director, Dimcock Community Health Center) Hurwitz, Edward Kelly, Dr. Houston Sullivan, Dr. Louis Weston, Ronald Corporate Names Boston Sickle Cell Center - Boston - Massachusetts Dimock Community Health Center - Roxbury - Massachusetts Minority Council on Alcoholism - Boston - Massachusetts Program Description Program examines a number of health issues prevalent in the the African American community and provides contact information for health-related resources. Host Topper Carew, narrating over still photography, introduces interview segments with Say Brother writer/researcher Dighton Spooner and Dr. Houston Kelly (on hypertension and the diet of the Black community), Dr. Louis Sullivan of the Boston Sickle Cell Center (on the physical and political implications of sickle cell anemia), Howard Hughes, Director of the Dimock Community Health Center's alcoholism program (on recognizing and treating alcohol problems), Dr. Edward Hurwitz (on foot care), and Dr. Ronald Weston (on dental care and early prevention). Carew, alone, narrates informational segments on lead paint poisoning, mental health, and drug abuse, over still photography. Producer Topper Carew Associate Producer Barbara Barrow Director Conrad White Writer Dighton Spooner Others June Cross (assistant to the producer) Henry Johnson (filmmaker) Huntley Nicholas, Jr. (film sound) Dighton Spooner (researcher) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-00802 Preservation master digital beta cassette AP-01432 Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-01432A Viewing copy VHS cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.