# What makes us get sick? Look upstream

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon NY2014
- Speaker: Rishi Manchanda
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rishi_manchanda_what_makes_us_get_sick_look_upstream)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Rishi Manchanda has worked as a doctor in South Central Los Angeles for a decade, where he’s come to realize: His job isn’t just about treating a patient’s symptoms, but about getting to the root cause of what is making them ill—the “upstream" factors like a poor diet, a stressful job, a lack of fresh air. It’s a powerful call for doctors to pay attention to a patient's life outside the exam room.

## Lectures

1. [What makes us get sick? Look upstream](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rishi_manchanda_what_makes_us_get_sick_look_upstream/c5cfcb473ce6), 18 min (TED's player)