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Tag: public health
Purple Coffins: Death Care and Life Extension in 20th Century American South
Circulating Now welcomes Kristine M. McCusker, PhD, to share her research on changes in public health and funeral customs in
Archiving Sexual and Gender Minority Health Resources on the Web
The National Library of Medicine launched a a new effort to archive web resources on the topic of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Health for future historical research.
“St. John’s Court Is No More”: Code Enforcement and The Baltimore Plan for Housing
By Daniel G. Cumming ~ It was an unusual commute. In the late 1930s, Dr. Huntington Williams, commissioner of the
Archiving Rare Disease Organizations on the Web
The National Library of Medicine launched a a new effort to document the landscape of organizations, programs, and advocacy efforts as part of a new Rare Diseases web archive.
Documenting Women’s Health Organizations and Resources on the Web
The National Library of Medicine launched a a new effort to document the landscape of organizations, programs, and advocacy efforts as part of a new Women’s Health web archive.
A New Collection of Public Health Posters
By Ginny A. Roth and Kenneth M. Koyle ~ In 2011, 30 years after Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was
The Public Health Film Goes to War
Explore a new addition to Medicine on Screen: Films and Essays from NLM, a curated, freely-accessible portal exploring digitized historical titles from the Library’s world-renowned audiovisuals collection.
Remembering Mothers
By Nicole Baker ~ In 1935 Louis I. Dublin, Ph.D., a vice president and statistician for the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Vegetable Soup: An Enduring and Accessible Legacy
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers Rachel Curtis, Monica Gray, Laura Montgomery, and Miranda Villesvik, along with our own Jeffrey S.