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The Center for Disease Control considers vaccines to be the greatest accomplishment of public health in the United States. It was the creation of the Salk polio virus vaccine in 1955 that prompted federally funded vaccination programs. Years later, in 1962, the Vaccination Assistance Act was established to help fund, purchase, and administer a wide range of childhood vaccines. Thanks to these efforts, smallpox has been completed eradicated and fewer and fewer people suffer the effects of diseases like measles and pertussis.
To encourage vaccination, public health officials reached out to parents through lively posters and other promotional advertisements. The campaign continues to this day, in an effort to quell concerns about vaccine effectiveness and safety. The Center for Disease Control stresses that although no vaccine is 100% safe or effective, they serve as our best defense in the battle against infectious disease. Licensing and testing measures are rigorous, taking up to 10 years or more, and safety is continually monitored through the FDA. Through the cooperation of public health officials and scientists, the CDC strives to improve safety, delivery, and effectiveness.]]>2023-02-24T18:30:59-05:00
Title
Parents of Earth, Are Your Children Fully Immunized?
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, in partnership with the Center for Disease Control, issued this poster to gently remind parents to vaccinate their children. Using figures from pop culture, this poster creates awareness by drawing the attention of adults and children alike.
The Center for Disease Control considers vaccines to be the greatest accomplishment of public health in the United States. It was the creation of the Salk polio virus vaccine in 1955 that prompted federally funded vaccination programs. Years later, in 1962, the Vaccination Assistance Act was established to help fund, purchase, and administer a wide range of childhood vaccines. Thanks to these efforts, smallpox has been completed eradicated and fewer and fewer people suffer the effects of diseases like measles and pertussis.
To encourage vaccination, public health officials reached out to parents through lively posters and other promotional advertisements. The campaign continues to this day, in an effort to quell concerns about vaccine effectiveness and safety. The Center for Disease Control stresses that although no vaccine is 100% safe or effective, they serve as our best defense in the battle against infectious disease. Licensing and testing measures are rigorous, taking up to 10 years or more, and safety is continually monitored through the FDA. Through the cooperation of public health officials and scientists, the CDC strives to improve safety, delivery, and effectiveness.
Creator
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM); Center for Disease Control
Source: History of Vaccine Safety. (n.d.). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved Oct 15, 2012, from http://1.usa.gov/T5UeMm
Publisher
Center for Disease Control
Contributor
Center for Disease Control
Format
Medium: Poster
Language
English
Type
Posters
Identifier
DOH, CDC, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Public Health, Disease
Coverage
United States
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U.S. Public Health Service used trailer clinic in war against syphilis in Washington DC during 1937. It was equipped with an operating table for examination of patients, a sink, sterilizer, and other equipment needed to administer to sufferers of the dread disease
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Dr. L.E. Burney and Nurse Fran Miller, members of the Public Health Service staff traveled with the trailer which was built for use in a syphilis project in Georgia.
U.S. Public Health Service used trailer clinic in war against syphilis in Washington DC during 1937. It was equipped with an operating table for examination of patients, a sink, sterilizer, and other equipment needed to administer to sufferers of the dread disease
Public Health Service, L.E. Burney, Fran Miller, Syphilis, Health, Disease, Public Health
Coverage
Georgia
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This poster is based upon the subject of Sexually transmitted disease prevention & control. The Government issued this poster during WW II to warn American servicemen of the dangers that come with "loose women" and urging them to protect themselves for the sake of the country.
In this 1942 poster by Ferree, a striking blonde woman lights up a cigarette in front of a bar. The woman has blond hair and wears a short-sleeved steel blue dress, pink bracelet, and blue ring. She has a dark red purse tucked between her arm and body, freeing up her hands to hold matches and light the cigarette dangling from her mouth. Standing alone, the image does not necessarily communicate a negative message. The headline, however, makes it clear that this is a warning-this is not just any woman, she is a dangerous threat, indicated by the military-inspired epithet "Juke Joint Sniper." In this poster the "pick up girl" is labeled as the source of syphilis and gonorrhea.
This poster is based upon the subject of Sexually transmitted disease prevention & control. The Government issued this poster during WW II to warn American servicemen of the dangers that come with "loose women" and urging them to protect themselves for the sake of the country.
Creator
National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine / Ferree