SICK AROUND AMERICA
Originally aired: March 31, 2009
WRITTEN, PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY
Jon Palfreman
CO-PRODUCER
Kate McMahon
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Mark Rublee
EDITOR
Jon Neuburger
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Cal Scott
NARRATED BY
Will Lyman
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Samantha Grant
ONLINE EDITOR
Michael H. Amundson
SOUND MIX
Christopher D. Anderson
TRANSCRIBERS
Johanna Kovitz
Karen Weitzel
SPECIAL THANKS
Gail and Tony Deal
Jane Zhang
Kevin Sack
Vanessa Fuhrmans
William Shernoff
Donna Partin
Kathy Gaona
Karen Larson
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle
National Federation of Independent Business
Oregonians for Health Security
Menards, Inc.
Physicians for a National Health Program
California Nurses Association
Oregon Health Sciences University
Families USA
AARP
Neighborhood Health Centers of Seattle
Macalester College
Washington State Ferries
Oregonians for Health Security
ARCHIVAL MATERIAL
Asbury Park Press
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Inland Empire Business Journal
Seattle Times
The Oregonian
Los Angeles Times
CMSP
ABC News Videosource
CNN
FOR FRONTLINE
DIRECTOR OF BROADCAST
Tim Mangini
POST PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Chris Fournelle
ON AIR PROMOTION PRODUCER
Missy Frederick
AVID EDITORS
Jim Ferguson
John MacGibbon
Michael H. Amundson
Chad Ervin
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Mark Dugas
Tyrra Turner
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Megan McGough
SERIES MUSIC
Mason Daring
Martin Brody
SENIOR PUBLICIST
Diane Buxton
PUBLICIST
Alissa Rooney
OUTREACH MANAGER
Sandy St. Louis
INTERACTIVE MARKETER
Jessica Smith
PROMOTION DESIGNER
Peter Lyons
PROMOTION ASSISTANT
Beth Lowell
SECRETARY
Christopher Kelleher
PRODUCTION SECRETARY
Carla Borras
COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Lisa Palone
LEGAL
Eric Brass
Jay Fialkov
Janice Flood
Scott Kardel
CONTRACTS MANAGER
Lisa Sullivan
UNIT MANAGER
Mary Sullivan
BUSINESS MANAGER
Tobee Phipps
WEBSITE DESIGNER
Maya Carmel
WEBSITE ASSOCIATE DEVELOPER
Bill Rockwood
WEBSITE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Gretchen Gavett
David Kieley
WEBSITE PRODUCER
Richard Parr
WEBSITE COORDINATING PRODUCER
Sarah Moughty
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
Sam Bailey
COORDINATING PRODUCER
Robin Parmelee
STORY EDITOR
Catherine Wright
SENIOR PRODUCER SPECIAL PROJECTS
Sharon Tiller
SENIOR EDITOR
Ken Dornstein
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Marrie Campbell
SERIES MANAGER
Jim Bracciale
SENIOR PRODUCER
Raney Aronson-Rath
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Louis Wiley Jr.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SPECIAL PROJECTS
Michael Sullivan
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
David Fanning
A FRONTLINE co-production with the Palfreman Film Group
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