Visual Culture and Health Posters

Title:: If You Get the AIDS Virus Now

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Description:

The Centers for Disease Control established one of the first government services to respond to the public's questions about HIV/AIDS with the National AIDS Hotline in 1983, but the CDC did not establish a comprehensive educational campaign until 1989, due in part to the halting response of government officials to the AIDS epidemic. This poster was designed to appeal to teenagers and their parents with AIDS-related information, demonstrating a further move beyond earlier stigmatization of at-risk groups. It addresses misconceptions about AIDS by identifying with a unique set of age-related priorities and experiences. The image of the shadowed driver's license appeals to teenage sensibilities, while the message in the text suggests that teens are specifically at risk.

NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (671,837 Bytes)

Date:

1989

Creator:

Centers for Disease Control (U.S.)

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: A028012

Publisher:

Centers for Disease Control (U.S.)

Rights:

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

Subject:

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

Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:: Target Populations

Exhibit Category:

HIV/AIDS

Unique Identifier:

VCBBGH

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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