title: [Historical health posters as expressions of public health dilemmas].
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.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum/Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd. Sociale Geneeskunde, J2-209, Meibergdreef 9, 0105 AZ Amsterdam.
authors.forename: H J E
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Meijman
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Klazinga
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000266:history; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D009426:Netherlands; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D012449:Safety / Q000266:history