Celebrating Health Heroes

Dr. Hawa Abdi is Somalia's first female gynecologist. When the central government collapsed in 1989, Dr. Abdi's one-room clinic on her family farm began treating and housing local people fleeing the fighting.

Dr. Nicolelis is also founder of the Walk Again Project, an international consortium of scientists and engineers, dedicated to the development of an exoskeleton device to assist severely paralyzed patients in regaining full body mobility.

Dr. Holland, an opthalmologist helped Todd Heritage, blind since childhood, to see again.

Dr. Jessie Stone works tirelessly for health care in impoverished areas.

Mobility Mission is a local, nonprofit organization providing prosthetic care to hundreds of amputees worldwide that otherwise could not afford this needed service.

The Story of Cholera will save lives.

Dr. Clark exhibits strength and creativity in the face of her disease and regains her love of life.

Jeffrey Briar trains members of the Laughter Yoga Institute, a laughing club in Laguna Beach, California that works on the principle that the body cannot differentiate between “real” and deliberate laughter.

This film features five veterans speaking about their personal challenges with coming home, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the ways in which their service dogs assist them.

In the hustle and bustle of the city, surrounded by steel and concrete, the powerful yet gentle and graceful movements of Tai Chi can be a beautiful way to release stress, and come back to ourselves.

Dorothy finds healing and joy with the Laguna Laughter Yoga club!

Joy Moore, longtime food activist, teaches gardening and nutrition to high schoolers at Berkeley Technology Academy, makes them smoothies, and discusses her views on social justice, food, and education.

A documentary about Growing for CHANGE made by students in the Westhaven Community.

The impression of Los Angeles and how disconnected many Americans seemed to be from their food sources inspired German Filmmaker living in Los Angeles, Roman Zenz, to make Urban Fruit.

Five fruit and veggies a day equals the healthy way.

A brief and powerful first-hand account from high school student, Max, who must navigate through the world of ADD and all the medications that come along with it.

This project explores a variety of voices in Baltimore around healthcare needs for residents of the city.

A PSA encouraging people to spend time outside with nature.

A non-profit gives autistic children a chance to shine.