No Condom--No Way! No Condom--No Way!

Contributor(s): Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. Aborginal Health Workers of Australia The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection Publication: Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. Aborginal Health Workers of Australia, 1990 Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): HIV Condoms Public Health Genre(s): Archival Materials Posters Slides (photographs) Abstract: In 1990, the Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health for Aboriginal Health Workers of Australia created this poster as part of a campaign to dispel misconceptions about HIV/AIDS. The appearance of the characters and their broken English are designed to appeal to a specific audience and culture: Aborigines. To overcome cultural barriers, posters like these frequently avoided explicit reference to sexual taboos such as the use of condoms. In this case, the female character suggests that AIDS education has challenged the predominant association of condoms with embarrassment. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584655X100 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: VCBBHB Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X100 Archival Collection: Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)