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American Nurses Association, Nursing: The American Nurses Association Hall of Fame, American Nurses Association, No date given

This prestigious award recognizes an individual’s lifelong commitment to the field of nursing and its impact on the health and/or social history of…

Tags: Hall of Fame, Health, Nurses, Nursing, Public Service

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, No date given

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) was passed to prevent workers from being killed or seriously harmed at work. This law created…

Tags: Health, Labor, OSHA, Safety, Security

Charles Henry Alston, A Well Fed Nation is a Fighting Nation - World War II Public Health Initiative, National Archives at College Park, 1943

Charles Alston, an African-American artist and educator, created this drawing in 1943. It shows a strong, healthy family (man, woman, and two…

Tags: African-Americans, Charles Alston, Eating, Health, War, World War II

CDC, Government Reporting Chain: NARMS, CDC, No date

The federal government established the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS) in 1996 as a national public…

Tags: Antibiotic Resistance, CDC, FDA, Health, NARMS, Public Health, USDA

NASA, NASA Safety/Health Reporting Sequence, NASA, 2017

Everyone at NASA is responsible for using established procedures to report suspected safety or health hazards to appropriate officials. No employee…

Tags: Hazards, Health, NASA, Safety, Space

CDC/ Mary Hilpertshauser, Polio Campaign, 1963, CDC, 1963

In 1961, oral polio vaccine (OPV) was invented by Dr Albert Sabin and introduced in the US. Sabin’s strategy was to give trivalent OPV to all children…

Tags: Albert Sabin, Campaign, Health, OPV, Polio, Public Health

US House of Representatives - Office of Martha Roby, American Heart Association, US House of Representatives, October 2019

The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce…

Tags: AHA, American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Disease, Health, Nonprofit, Public Health, Stroke

John Phillips, Mississippi Midwives: A Glimpse of Health Care History in the Segregated Community, John Phillips, 1929

These three photos were taken during the summer of 1929 in Indianola and Ruleville, Mississippi. The photos are part of a research project focusing on…

Tags: African-Americans, Ann R. Brown, Health, Healthcare, Mississippi, Racism, Segregation

Wellbee Poster, CDC, 1964

In this poster, Wellbee cheerfully reminds the viewer to “be well” and “be clean” by washing his or her hands regularly, suggesting a clear connection…

Tags: Campaign, CDC, Cleanliness, Fitness, Health, Polio, Safety, Wellbee

District of Columbia Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Wash your hands, before touching your eyes, National Archives, 1941-1945

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Tags: Blindness, Cleanliness, Eye Health, Health, Hygiene, Public Health, Wash Your Hands