Visual Culture and Health Posters

Title:: Some People Think You Can Catch AIDS from a Glass

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Description:

This poster is the result of a collaborative effort between the California Medical Association, public health officials, and community outreach programs. While the visually neutral subject--an unidentified glass--has no clear meaning independent of the text, the message is designed to address the unfounded fears about transmission in general. The "Fight Fear with the Facts" campaign began in 1987 as a media-intensive program focusing on educating the general public, not specifically high-risk groups. Designed to increase awareness and understanding about AIDS, the campaign objectives included presenting the facts, reducing fear, refuting misconceptions, and directing the audience to additional information sources.

NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (708,405 Bytes)

Date:

1987

Creator:

California Medical Association

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: A025219

Publisher:

California Medical Association

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the California Medical Association.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: HIV; Public Health

Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:: HIV/AIDS Transmission

Exhibit Category:

HIV/AIDS

Unique Identifier:

VCBBFT

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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