The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971. Its passage created programs like the Surveillance, Epidemiology,
Tag: public health
AIDS Posters: A Community Tool Used to Save Lives
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Theodore (ted) Kerr to discuss his research in the AIDS poster collection at the National Library of Medicine and his
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
By Erika Mills ~ This year, October 24–30 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Exposure to lead can cause neurological and cognitive issues, kidney damage,
Peril in the Air: Pollution Activism on Film
An interview withSarah Eilers and Angela Saward on theirNLM History Talk about the intersection of filmmaking, government, and medicine working together to drive environmental awareness and policy.
Public Health Rhymes, 1918
By Elizabeth Mullen ~ Germs that float upon the air Are sure to settle everywhere; They’ll be on pencil and on pen, And even on
Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States
By Erika Mills ~ Immigration and migration are important parts of the American story; and health care and medicine have played a role in inclusion
What It Means to Talk about Race and African American Health
An interview with Naa Oyo A. Kwate, PhD, Rutgers University, on her NLM History Talk.
Air Pollution is a Human Problem: Mary Catterall’s Campaign for a Livable Leeds
Angela Saward, Wellcome Collection, London, discusses the 1964 British public health film It Takes Your Breath Away.
COVID-19 Web Collecting: Reflections at One Year
The National Library of Medicine is archiving web and social media content documenting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Behind the Camera: World Health Organization Photographers
By Ginny A. Roth ~ The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) collection of approximately 600 The World Health Organization (WHO) photographs is an emotional, visual