Talk about AIDS before It Hits Home Talk about AIDS before It Hits Home

Contributor(s): New York (N.Y.). Department of Health The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection Publication: New York (N.Y.). Department of Health, [ca. 1989] Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): HIV Public Health Genre(s): Archival Materials Posters Slides (photographs) Abstract: The poster to the right was inspired by the CDC's "Talk About AIDS" campaign designed to encourage dialogue about the disease in order to foster understanding and greater awareness among the general population. The image of a heartfelt conversation between a mother and teenage daughter provides a normative representation of the behaviors advocated in the text--common myths are addressed and parents are provided with specific instructions about what to do and say to their children. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584655X86 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: VCBBGK Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X86 Archival Collection: Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)