The C. Everett Koop Papers

Description:: "Kids on the Block", an educational puppet program that raises children's awareness of disabilities and other medical and educational impairments, in the mid-1980s created a look-alike puppet that Koop used during several personal appearances on the program to help promote the social integration of disabled children.
Number of Image Pages:: 1 (96,815 Bytes)
Date Supplied:: ca. 1980s
Creator:: Unknown
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Exhibit Category:: Congenital Birth Defects and the Medical Rights of Children: The "Baby Doe" Controversy
Relation:: [Koop with his "Kids on the Block" puppet] (April 1988)
Unique Identifier:: QQBBQD
Document Type:: Photographic prints
Format:: image/jpeg; image/tif
Physical Condition:: Good
Metadata Last Modified Date:: 2004-01-08