Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S908
Description
A World War II poster promoting prenatal care to mothers. This poster was created by the Florida State Board of Health and designed by artists employed by the Works Progress Administration.
General Note
The 1885 Constitution provided for a State Board of Health, but the board was not established until 1889 when yellow fever reached epidemic proportions. The board was empowered to investigate and prevent yellow fever, smallpox, and cholera and to impose coastal and city quarantines. The board studied health problems, administered health services programs, disseminated health information, and enforced rules concerning sanitation and communicable diseases. It also controlled the Bureau of Vital Statistics, the bacteriological laboratories, the veterinary department with a State Veterinarian and tuberculosis sanitariums. The board became the Division of Health under the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services in 1969 and became a separate Department of Health in 1996.
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN FIRST
MAKE MOTHERHOOD SAFE WITH ADEQUATE PRE-NATAL CARE
FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
PROCESSED BY FLORIDA ART PROJECT WPA
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