The Medical Historical Library recently acquired over 2600 global public health and safety posters, representing 56 countries and multiple languages. On display are selections from this collection, promoting a variety of public health messages, including anti-drug and anti-smoking campaigns, maternal and child health, population control, clean water,and prevention of diseases such as malaria and cholera. Posters issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Doctors without Borders are also included.
Please contact Melissa Grafe, Ph.D, John R. Bumstead Librarian for Medical History, at melissa.grafe@yale.edu for information on the exhibit or the collection.
The exhibit is free and open to the public and on view until September 15 at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at 333 Cedar Street. For more info: //calendar.yale.edu/cal/library/month/20130802/All/CAL-2c9cb3cc-3fce2521-0140-4061baef-0000199bbedework@yale.edu/">http://calendar.yale.edu/cal/library/month/20130802/All/CAL-2c9cb3cc-3fce2521-0140-4061baef-0000199bbedework@yale.edu/