Visual Culture and Health Posters

Title:: Has Your Child Had a Lead Test Yet?

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Description:

In 1970, the Surgeon General officially recognized lead poisoning as a potential health problem for the first time. The Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Act of 1971 prohibited the use of lead-based paint in federal buildings and housing units and in the manufacturing of cooking utensils, toys, and furniture. Lead paint disproportionately affected urban children who frequently lived amidst rundown conditions with chipped and peeling paint. This poster from the Department of Health and Human Services adopts the authoritative image of the medical doctor as an advocate of lead tests for children. The text warns parents that children might by poisoning themselves by eating paint chips and offers free lead tests for children. In the late 1970s, an estimated 15 million children had unsafe lead levels. By 1991 that number had been reduced to 1.7 million.

NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (584,551 Bytes)

Date Supplied:

ca. 1970

Creator:

United States Department of Health and Human Services

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: A018021

Publisher:

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Lead Poisoning; Public Health

Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:: Lead Poisoning

Exhibit Category:

Environmental Health

Unique Identifier:

VCBBCV

Document Type:

Posters

Slides (photographs)

Language:

English

Format:

image/jpeg

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2004-08-13

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