NJN Health Videos

Health programs produced by NJN available for purchase.
Over the many years NJN has provided information and education to the people of New Jersey, many programs have been produced dealing with health issues. The following NJN Productions are available on VHS videotape for purchase by our viewers.
Call NJN Public Television Viewer Services at 609-777-5093 or Print Out an Order Form.

GREAT AMERICAN EATING MACHINE - The Series (Nutrition)
15 min. per episode - These programs are designed to provide an introduction to nutrition information for primary students, as well as to focus their attention on the positive attitudes and decisions involving food. Presented in a fun-filled magazine-style format, the series emphasizes the idea that everyone is a nutrition educator and that the roles of the home and school in this education process are a shared responsibility.
Lesson 1: Why Do We Eat? (NGAE-0101T)
Lesson 2: Where Does Food Come From (NGAE-0102T)
Lesson 3: What's Good for Me? (NGAE-0103T)
Lesson 4: What's A Balanced Diet? (NGAE-0104T)
Price: $10.95 per episode; $39.95 for the entire series

HEALTHCALL WITH KAREN HASBY (1994-1996)
This series of 41 half-hour programs sought, within a framework of live audience participation, to shine a spotlight on a single health topic each week. Choose from topics such as AIDS, smoking, attention deficit disorder, long-term care for the elderly, holistic medicine and many more.
List and discriptions of available HealthCall Programs
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Price: $19.95 per episode

YOO HOO (1986)
Research shows that children should be taught to resist peer pressure at the preschool and kindergarten levels. Educators agree that setting healthy standards at an early age is the best way to help young people fight temptations in the future. The valuable lessons offered in this 15-minute Program may help children enjoy a "drug-free" lifestyle. Yoo Hoo tells the story of a nine-week-old puppy adopted from the animal shelter by David, a nine-year-old boy. David realizes he has a lot to teach "Yoo Hoo" in order to keep him safe, help him grow and stay healthy. The dog and his friend become the living symbols, which demonstrate to young children what the human body cannot handle. Children will learn how to: stay healthy; know the difference between the "real" friends and "so-called" friends; know the difference between good, clean medicines and bad, dirty drugs; and finally children will learn how to say "no" to drugs.
Price: $10.95

TARGET NEW JERSEY (1986-1992)
Target New Jersey is a series of 30-minute documentary-style programs which deal with a wide range of topics important to the understanding of quality of life issues for New Jersey citizens. Among these programs are several dealing with health issues.
List and descriptions of Target New Jersey Programs that focus on health.
Price: $19.95 per episode

ANOTHER VIEW
NJN's continuing weekly series focuses on issues affecting the African American community. Many of these 30-minute programs have dealt with specific health problems. List and descriptions of Another View Programs that focus on health.
Price: $19.95 per episode

COMMUNITY CRACKDOWN (1991)
James Earl Jones narrates this 1-hour documentary on New Jersey's attempts to crack down on the illegal drug trade in the early 1990s. This program focuses on neighborhoods and families in the Trenton area who are doing something about the problem of drugs in their area. Looking specifically at the individuals who have taken a stand against the dealers and the addicts, this film also travels to the areas where the drug trade and use occurs to show the lifestyle of the drug addict. Part of the Target New Jersey series.
Price: $19.95

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