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Title:
Children at Risk!
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Description:
In 1961, Congress authorized President John F. Kennedy to designate the third week in March as the annual National Poison Prevention Week. The Poison Prevention Week Council was organized to coordinate this annual event and encourage local communities to raise awareness of the dangers of accidental poisoning and to take preventative measures as warranted. This IPCS poster is part of this tradition of accidental poisoning prevention. In the photograph, two children crouch beside a window, preparing to open a bottle of weed killer. One child looks back over her shoulder, evoking a sense of helplessness. The message is clearly and prominently presented above the photograph, "Children At Risk!" At the bottom of the poster, viewers are encouraged to "Store chemicals safely out of reach of children.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (938,643 Bytes)
Date Supplied:
1984
Creator:
World Health Organization
Source:
Original Repository: The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection.
This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).
URL: http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/
IHM Order Number: A028250
Publisher:
World Health Organization
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of the World Health Organization.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Environmental Pollution
Poisoning
Public Health
Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:
Chemical Exposure
Exhibit Category:
Environmental Health
Relation:
Metadata Record Acceptable Daily Intake! [ca. 1984]
Metadata Record Let the World Breathe [ca. 1984]
Unique Identifier:
VCBBHT
Document Type:
Posters
Slides (photographs)
Language:
English
Format:
image/jpeg
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2004-08-13
U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services
USA.gov, Copyright, Privacy, Accessibility
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