Alabama State Department of Health, Division of Public Health Education, Radio Broadcast Scripts
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4088
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one hundred twenty-three radio scripts from the Alabama State Department of Health, Division of Public Health Education. The programs, which were recorded by the directors of the Department's Division of Public Health Education, aired on Alabama radio stations from 1954 to 1956. The wide variety of health issues discussed included: polio, athlete's foot, farm accidents, diabetes, adequate nursing services, school lunchrooms, tuberculosis, and aging. Most of the scripts are three to four pages long.
Dates
- 1954-1956
Creator
- Alabama. State Department of Health. (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Public health is defined as the health of the population as a whole, especially as monitored, regulated, and promoted by the state. It refers to all organized methods, public or private, to prevent disease, to promote health, and to prolong life.
Extent
0.6 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Radio scripts from the Alabama State Department of Health, Division of Public Health Education.
Provenance
unknown
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2015
Creator
- Alabama. State Department of Health. (Organization)
- Gibson, John M. (Person)
- Pitts, Nadine (Person)
- Terry, Martha (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Alabama State Department of Health, Division of Public Health Education, Radio Broadcast Scripts
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository