Narrated and hosted by Walter Cronkite
Produced, written and Directed by Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions
Our
Children At Risk examines why millions of today's young children may fail
to reach their full developmental potential and considers the positive steps
the U.S. can take to address this crisis. The program features families with
young children who are going hungry and foregoing necessary medical care as
well as children whose development is threatened by the destructive forces of
poverty.
Child advocates explore cost effective ways to ensure that all children get off to a healthy start. Among the experts interviewed are Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Harvard Medical School, and Marian Wright Edelman, the Children's Defense Fund. As Walter Cronkite concludes, "the cost of reaching these children may be daunting, but the cost of failing to reach our children at risk is more than our society can possibly afford."
Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 1993
American Journal of Nursing Film Festival, 1992
Red Ribbon, American Film & Video Festival, 1992
Silver Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival, 1992
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