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Al Ravenna, World Journal Tribune, Virginia Apgar - Public Heath Pioneer

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Al Ravenna, World Journal Tribune, Virginia Apgar - Public Heath Pioneer, Library of Congress, October 2nd, 1966

Dr. Virginia Apgar examining an infant with a stethoscope. Born in 1909, Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) defied social conventions at a young age. She was…

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Alaska department of Health and Social services, AIDS Preventing Project

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Alaska department of Health and Social services, AIDS Preventing Project, Alaska department of Health and Social services, None

Various posters to provide education about AIDS
(i) A small boy standing on a stool with his hands on top of a very large blue book with

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American Red Cross, American Red Cross

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American Red Cross, American Red Cross, National Archives, 1941-1945

After World War I, the Red Cross became involved with a variety of public health programs. In 1921, for example, they began offering nutrition courses…

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Bain News Service, Stephen Smith, Founder of the American Public Health Association

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Bain News Service, Stephen Smith, Founder of the American Public Health Association, Library of Congress, 1-Jan-14

Stephen Smith, a physician and attorney, served on the New York City's Metropolitan Health Board and founded the American Public Health Association in…

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Boston University, Lisa J. Messersmith, Ph.D. - U.S. Public Health Researcher

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Boston University, Lisa J. Messersmith, Ph.D. - U.S. Public Health Researcher, Boston University, 2011

An American public health researcher helped shape AIDS law in Vietnam: Lisa J. Messersmith, Ph.D. Messersmith moved to Vietnam in 1998 to serve as…

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CDC, Government Reporting Chain: NARMS

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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…

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CDC/ Mary Hilpertshauser, Polio Campaign, 1963

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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…

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District of Columbia Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Wash your hands, before touching your eyes

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

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EPA, Drinking Water Security Poster

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EPA, Drinking Water Security Poster, EPA, May 16th, 2003

This poster not only brings awareness to the importance of safe drinking water, but it also encourages the public to get involved and take action,…

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Harris & Ewing, Trailer Clinic

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Harris & Ewing, Trailer Clinic, Library of Congress, 1937

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…

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