Milestones of public health in America
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- American Public Health Association.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : American Public Health Association, c1985
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Public Health -- history History, Modern 1601- United States
- Genre(s):
- Posters
- Abstract:
- Cream-colored poster with brown lettering. Title at top of poster. Visual image consists of nine columns relating to areas of public health. Within each column, various achievements or improvements are listed, illustrated by simple line drawings and flagged with a specific year. A very thin line connects all milestones, as if to show continuity. Earliest milestone noted is birth and death registration law in 1639. Latest milestone is antitoxin for scarlet fever in 1923.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- American Public Health Association; Source: Record; Research date: 20160525
- Extent:
- 1 photomechanical print (poster) : 61 x 43 cm.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101437737 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A024846
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437737