"The main objective of posters, as with other communications media is to influence attitudes, to sell a product or service or to change behavior patterns. Public health posters are clearly in the third category, their purpose being to alter the consciousness of the public to bring about an improvement in health practices."--William H. Helfand, To Your Health: An Exhibition of Posters for Contemporary Public Health Issues, National Library of Medicine.
The 609 posters in this collection come from 44 countries. They illustrate attempts by a variety of "institutions" to educate and warn their citizens about AIDS and offer advice and information in visual form about the still deadly autoimmune disease. These public health posters reach out to various at risk groups as well as the general public. Some are more blunt and graphic than others, and they come in many styles. The collection will be available in Fall 2006.
Please note: This site provides a limited preview of the collection. The intellectual property rights status of the contents is still under investigation and full access will not be available until that process in complete.
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