Abstract
Historical health posters as expressions of public health dilemmas. The University of Amsterdam's historical collection of health and safety posters (1914-1960) from various countries deals primarily with workplace safety, infectious diseases and the early detection of cancer. Distinct underlying socio-medical dilemmas emerge in four areas: the industrial-political issues behind promoting responsible behaviour in the workplace; class issues in public tuberculosis education; public morality in anti-venereal propaganda, and dealing with fear and hope in the management of cancer. The main goal of the historical posters was to establish a general awareness of both health and individual responsibility. Yet this collection illustrates how socio-medical, political and cultural contextual factors strongly influenced the message and style of the posters
| Original language | Dutch |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-53 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
| Volume | 150 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |