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Item “Syphilis: National Negro Health Week”(1934) UNSPECIFIED“Syphilis: National Negro Health Week”, April 1, 1934. Two leaf fold-over. Fort Worth. Ransom Ransom, R. A., Chairman of Committee on Social Diseases & Chief Surgeon of Fort Worth Negro Hospital. Printed by Bragg Printing Co. This was the 20th meeting of the organization which was started by Booker T. Washington, as noted in the text.Item National Meetings: Preliminary Conference Regarding National Negro Health Week 1930(1930) Alexander, W.G.; Miller, Kelly, Jr.The annual conference of representatives from the several health and social agencies co-operatting in the National Negro Health Week movement called by the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service at the request of Dr. R. R. Moton, of Tuskegee Institute, was convened in Washington, D.C., October 19, 1929, to consider ways and means for the sixteenth annual observance of the National Negro Health Week, March 30 to April 6, 1930.Item The National Negro Health Week Movement(1937) Brown, Roscoe C.The birth of the National Negro Health Week was the timely fruition of Booker T. Washington’s practicable philosophy of “head, heart, hand, - and health” education for effective service and wholesome living. Dr. Robert R. Moton, Principal Emeritus of Tuskegee Institute, who as successor to Dr. Washington in 1915, guided the National Negro Health Week movement toward its destined objectives, in his article, “Organized Negro Effort for Racial Progress,” briefly defined the origin of the Health Week: Another movement of large public significance which has met with gratifying success and which also originated within the race itself is what is known as National Negro Health Week. This movement originated in Virginia in 1913, but was shortly after nationalized by the late Dr. Booker T. Washington…Item Silver Anniversary, National Negro Health Week(1939) Kenney, John A.April 1 to April 30, 1939 witnesses observance of the Silver Anniversary of the National Negro Health Week program, celebrating twenty-five years of this service, which began in 1915. The objective for this year is the Citizens Responsibility for Community Health. Dr. George W. Bowles, President of the National Medical Association, is Chairman of the Advisory Committee. Dr. Numa P. G. Adams of Howard University, is the Secretary. Great credit is due the officials and promoters of this outstanding piece of work with its splendid accomplishments in improving the health and living conditions of the Negro people in particular. The real live wire behind the movement throughout its existence is Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Health Specialist of the United States Public Health Service of Washington, D. C.Item National Negro Health Observance(1936) Dumas, A. W.National Negro Health Week observance March 29-April 5, 1936, inaugurated by the late Booker T. Washington many years ago has become a permanent institution. This movement has done more to arouse interest in health matters, and has made the Negro more health coniscious than any other agency for the promlotion of the general welfare of the Negro race in America. This year's observance, from early reports, indicates that the people everywlhere, especially among our group showed keener and greater interest in these health meetings than ever before; this is most encourag ing to the various civic organizations cooperating with the medical and dental professions in spreading the doctrine of preventive medicine.Item Tuskegee Syphilis Study Pictures: unidentified male(1932) UNSPECIFIEDunidentified male (National Archives, Atlanta, GA)Item Tuskegee Syphilis Study Pictures: unidentified subject, small boy and nurse Rivers in cotton field [in Bad Blood](1932) UNSPECIFIEDunidentified subject, small boy and nurse Rivers in cotton field [in Bad Blood] National Archive, Atlanta, GAItem Tuskegee Syphilis Study Pictures: Nurse Eunice Rivers filling out paper work(1932) UNSPECIFIEDNurse Eunice Rivers filling out paper work (National Archives, Atlanta, GA)Item Tuskegee Syphilis Study Pictures: unidentified male(1932) UNSPECIFIEDunidentified male (National Archives, Atlanta, GA)Item Tuskegee Syphilis Study Pictures: Blood test and unidentified subject(1932) UNSPECIFIEDBlood test and unidentified subject (National Archives, Atlanta, GA)
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