My First Factor Song

Sing Along and Teach Through Song: Bumps, bruises, falls, and “boo-boos” are all normal parts of growing up. However, for children with hemophilia, they also provide opportunities to teach your young child about hemophilia care in a way that they can remember and share with others.

Sponsored by Baxter:
http://thereforyou.com/patient-resources/my-first-factor-song.html

A Bright Future (series)

Inalex Communications
www.inalex.com

DVD series about living with hemophilia. The Hemophilia Diagnosis includes parents' testimonials on how they felt and coped, inspiring new parents to overcome fear and doubt and better handle hemophilia. Includes The Extended Family and Teaching the Educators. Sponsored by Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

Hemophilia in Pictures

World Federation of Hemophilia, 2005
www.wfh.org
English, Spanish, French, Arabic,
Russian, Chinese;
Web module, PDF or CD only

Pictorial guide to hemophilia for healthcare workers, parents, patients. Reflects the multicultural diversity of the global hemophilia community. Useful for teaching people with low literacy levels. Includes teaching notes.

The Gift of Life

Plasma Protein Therapeutics
Association
www.pptaglobal.org
English; Spanish subtitles

How plasma protein therapy is created, from plasma donor to patient, from vein to vein. Hear from plasma donors,physicians, consumers; learn about the complex development of plasma protein therapies and the industry's commitment to safety, quality, innovation.

Thicker Than Water: A Documentary by Bradley Rappa

Reel Travelers, 2009
72 minutes, not rated
To learn more: www.bradleyrappa.com

An eleven year old Minnesota hockey player leads a normal life with a very abnormal health condition: severe hemophilia. Under Bradley Rappa’s direction, a subject that could get either a maudlin or an unbearably uplifting treatment is instead handled with just the right touch, leaving us warmed by the quiet humanity of everyone involved.

Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale

Necessary Films, 2010
Directed by Marilyn Ness
www.necessaryfilms.com

Gripping documentary about how HIV and hepatitis C contaminated the US blood supply in the 1970s and 1980s; the role of various organizations and companies; effects on hemophilic families; how community advocates changed the blood banking system.