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{"id":26479,"date":"2023-04-06T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=26479"},"modified":"2023-04-04T15:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T19:19:28","slug":"picturing-health-for-all-on-world-health-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/04\/06\/picturing-health-for-all-on-world-health-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Picturing Health for All on World Health Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Erika Mills~<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26484\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12952.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/04\/06\/picturing-health-for-all-on-world-health-day\/ob12952\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12952.jpg?fit=600%2C748&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,748\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"OB12952\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12952.jpg?fit=241%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12952.jpg?fit=600%2C748&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-26484 size-medium\" title=\"Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection found in tropical areas\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12952.jpg?resize=241%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"Outside, a man stands with his right palm open as another man holds a small bottle tilted over the palm\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12952.jpg?resize=241%2C300&ssl=1 241w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12952.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field workers in the Philippines washing their hands after collecting snails for WHO research into <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/001321.htm\">schistosomiasis<\/a>, photograph by Dr. Pesigan, 1954 <br \/><em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101437226\">National Library of Medicine #101437226<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>World Health Day happens on April 7<sup>th<\/sup> every year, marking the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). For the annual observance, the WHO partners with other organizations to raise awareness of a global health issue\u2014part of its work to inform and educate people and promote wellbeing worldwide. In celebration of World Health Day 2023, the NLM is launching <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/WHO-picturing-health\/index.html\">World Health Organization: Picturing Health for All<\/a><\/em>. The new online exhibition features a selection of photographs that highlight some of the WHO\u2019s 20<sup>th<\/sup>-century work.<\/p>\n<p>Since the 1950s, the WHO has commissioned <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/01\/14\/behind-the-camera-world-health-organization-photographers\/\">accomplished photojournalists<\/a> to capture the transformative impact health can have on communities worldwide. The images are featured in WHO publications, providing an intimate look at health issues around the globe and shining a light on WHO-based initiatives. The NLM houses and preserves a collection of WHO photographs from the 1950s to the 1980s, much of which is <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.format%5D%5B%5D=Still+image&f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPIHM&q=%22World+Health+organization%22&search_field=all_fields\">available in the NLM Digital Collections<\/a>. <em>World Health Organization: Picturing Health for All<\/em> showcases items from this collection. Here are a few highlights from the new online exhibition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26488\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12950.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/04\/06\/picturing-health-for-all-on-world-health-day\/ob12950\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12950.jpg?fit=600%2C395&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,395\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"OB12950\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12950.jpg?fit=300%2C198&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12950.jpg?fit=600%2C395&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-26488 size-full\" title=\"These women are part of the first cohort of women to receive nursing diplomas from Health Centre in Sanaa, Yemen\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12950.jpg?resize=600%2C395&ssl=1\" alt=\"Three women in traditional Yemeni clothes study images placed on a wall\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12950.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12950.jpg?resize=300%2C198&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photograph by J. Simon <br \/><em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101437096\">National Library of Medicine #101437096<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The WHO sets international standards for maternal care and helps countries establish programs to train <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/002000.htm\">midwives<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/001934.htm\">nurses<\/a> to work in underserved communities. This image shows nurse trainees learning midwifery in Yemen through a WHO-assisted program.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26485\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB13009.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/04\/06\/picturing-health-for-all-on-world-health-day\/ob13009\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB13009.jpg?fit=600%2C417&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,417\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"OB13009\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB13009.jpg?fit=300%2C209&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB13009.jpg?fit=600%2C417&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-26485 size-full\" title=\"Oral rehydration therapy, a simple solution of salt, sugar, and water, helps save people from deadly dehydration\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB13009.jpg?resize=600%2C417&ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman shows water level in a bottle to fill as another woman looks on holding a crying baby\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB13009.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB13009.jpg?resize=300%2C209&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photograph by Jose Abcede, 1980 <br \/><em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101437369\">National Library of Medicine #101437369<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/cholera.html\">Cholera<\/a> and other diarrheal diseases kill millions of people in areas with poor sanitation and sicken many more. The WHO responds to outbreaks by mobilizing and training health workers and educating the public about ways to keep themselves safe. Pictured above, a mother in the Philippines learns how to prepare a solution made with WHO-distributed salt packets, which prevent severe dehydration from diarrhea.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26487\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12930.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26487\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/04\/06\/picturing-health-for-all-on-world-health-day\/ob12930\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12930.jpg?fit=600%2C763&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,763\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"OB12930\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12930.jpg?fit=236%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12930.jpg?fit=600%2C763&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-26487 size-full\" title=\"In 1970, 16 million people in Egypt had schistosomiasis and bladder cancers accounted for 8% of cancers in the country\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12930.jpg?resize=600%2C763&ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman leans toward a tall glass instrument on a laboratory desk\" width=\"600\" height=\"763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12930.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OB12930.jpg?resize=236%2C300&ssl=1 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photograph by Didier Henrioud, 1970 <br \/><em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101437222\">National Library of Medicine #101437222<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this image, a scientist at Cairo University in Egypt is studying the link between <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/001321.htm\">schistosomiasis<\/a>, a widespread parasitic infection, and bladder cancer. The photograph was featured as part of World Health Day 1970, which focused on early cancer detection.<\/p>\n<p>For more of <em>World Health Organization: Picturing Health for All,<\/em> <a id=\"anch_16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/WHO-picturing-health\/index.html\">visit the exhibition online<\/a>. Learn more about <a id=\"anch_17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/about\/exhibition\/index.html\">NLM exhibitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Erika Mills is an exhibit specialist in the Exhibition Program, History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Erika Mills~ World Health Day happens on April 7th every year, marking the anniversary of the founding of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57991628,"featured_media":26486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2029,4940351],"tags":[174727],"class_list":["post-26479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibitions","category-prints-photographs","tag-global-health"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHO-feature.jpg?fit=900%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3xcDk-6T5","jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57991628"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26479"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26501,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26479\/revisions\/26501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |