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Photo Regulations at Each Source's Site

American Academy of Pediatrics

www.aap.org (exit)

All the rules and regulations on the use of the images on the American Academy of Pediatrics web site can be found at
www.aap.org/new/idphotos.htm (exit)

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American Lung Association

www.lungusa.org (exit)

All the rules and regulations on the use of the images on the American Lung Association web site can be found at
www.lungusa.org/privacy/legal.html
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Canadian Immunization Awareness Program

www.immunize.cpha.ca/english/index-e.htm (exit)

All the rules and regulations on the use of the images on the Canadian Immunization Awareness Program web site can be found at
www.immunize.cpha.ca/english/about/copyrt.htm
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

www.cdc.gov

All the rules and regulations on the use of the images on the CDC web site can be found at 
www.cdc.gov/od/foia/policies/copyr-f.htm

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CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases

www.cdc.gov/ncidod/

All the rules and regulations on the use of the images on the CDC web site can be found at 
www.cdc.gov/od/foia/policies/copyr-f.htm

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(DoD) for Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP)

www.anthrax.osd.mil (exit)

All of the Anthrax images on the AVIP page (linked below) can be freely downloaded at 
www.anthrax.osd.mil/resource/images/images.asp (exit)

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eMedicine.com

www.emedicine.com (exit)

All materials..., including but not limited to the text, images, audio or video contained herein, are the property of eMedicine.com and may not be used in any manner, or for any purpose, without eMedicine.com's express written permission...
www.emedicine.com/disclaimer.html (exit)

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Immunization Action Coalition

www.immunize.org (exit)

All the rules and regulations on the use of the images from the Immunization Action Coalition web site can be found at
www.immunize.org/catg.d/pict001.htm
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Immunization Education Organization

www.immunizationed.org/index.asp (exit)

All of the images on the Immunization Education Organization web site were gathered from the Public Health Image Library (PHIL) web site but are organized on one page. Use the PHIL rules outlined below for their use or read the rules on the page linked here.
www.immunizationed.org/diseases.asp
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National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease (NIDDK)

www.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm (exit)

All the rules and regulations on the use of the images from the NIDDK web site can be found at
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/nddic.htm (exit)

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National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus

http://medlineplus.gov (exit)

All the rules and regulations on the use of the images from the Medline Plus web site can be found at
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/copyright.html (exit)

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National Network for Immunization Information

www.immunizationinfo.org (exit)

All materials on the NNii web site are copyright protected. You will need to get permission before using them. Consult the disclaimer page on the National Network for Immunization Information web site for details
www.immunizationinfo.org/about/disclaimer.cfm (exit)

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Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases

www.pkids.org/ (exit)

The material on this website is subject to the copyright laws. Any reproduction or use of this material for other than personal use is prohibited without the express written permission of Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases. Educational institutions may contact Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases, PO Box 5666, Vancouver, WA 98668, for permission to reproduce this material.
www.pkids.org/legal.php (exit)

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Public Health Image Library (PHIL)

http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/default.asp

Instructions for searching for other images in the PHIL database

If you wish to search for images in the Public Health Image Library's (PHIL) database follow the instructions below.

  1. Click on this link (http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/quicksearch.asp) to go to the search page on the PHIL web site.
  2. Type in the disease name. 
  3. Press the "Enter" key, or Click the Search button.

What regulations govern the use of the images in PHIL?

    • Most of the images in the collection are in the public domain and are thus free of any copyright restrictions. If you look directly beneath the image you will see a fair use statement that tells if the image is public domain or copyright protected.

    • For public domain images, permission is not required but PHIL does ask that you credit the original institution and contributor (when known) whenever the image is used in any publicly distributed media. The name and contact information of the content provider can be found in the image information table directly below each image.

    • If the image is copyright protected, then you will have to contact the content provider to get usage permission. PHIL does not have the authority to grant usage for any copyrighted images in the library. If you have difficulty contacting a content provider, PHIL may be able to help, but PHIL cannot act on their behalf.

How can I obtain images at the PHIL web site for my own use?

    • For public domain images (see below) you can simply "right click" on the image and save it to your hard drive or other storage medium.

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This page last modified on November 3, 2006
Content last reviewed on November 3, 2006
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

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