National Archives at Atlanta

National Archives at Atlanta

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Spraying for Malaria

Spraying for Malaria

1940s

In an effort to eradicate the threat of malaria, cars were specially outfitted for pesticide spraying...

Tags: Georgia | Health | Malaria Prevention
Experiments

Environmental Experiments

August 23, 1950

This pamphlet explains the biomedical system that was being designed to evaluate human responses to low-gravity environments...

Tags: Health | Space Exploration
Coming to America

Evaluating Arrivals

1960s

The Foreign Quarantine Branch was tasked with evaluating the medical condition of people and pets entering the United States...

Tags: California | Health | New York | Quarantine | Texas
Youth Administration

Youth Administration

1940-1942

These images show the availability of medical care provided to National Youth Administration workers...

Tags: Health | Industry | North Carolina
OSHA

OSHA Investigation

1987

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) completed an investigation regarding an explosion at a gas station in Alabama...

Tags: Alabama | Health | Industry
Agent Orange

Agent Orange

1983-1990

In the 1980s, the Public Health Service investigated the detrimental effects of exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange on Vietnam War veterans...

Tags: Foreign Countries | Georgia | Health
Accident Prevention

Accident Prevention

1945-1946

The Lexington Signal Depot (Kentucky) maintained a very successful workplace safety program during World War II...

Tags: Health | Industry | World War II
Workplace Hazards

Workplace Hazards

August 23, 1950

These documents detail issues dealing with the handling of beryllium, an element used to increase strength and stability of metal alloys...

Tags: Health | Industry | Tennessee
Women in Vietnam

Women in Vietnam

1983-1990

The New England Research Institute submitted a study that specifically addressed the health of women who served in the Vietnam War...

Tags: Foreign Countries | Health | Women
Malaria Map

Malaria Control

1935

Clayton County, Georgia, home to the National Archives at Atlanta, was once inundated with cases of malaria along the Flint River...

Tags: Georgia | Health | Malaria Prevention | Map
 
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