National Library of Medicine | Changing the Face of Medicine | Dr. Leona Baumgartner @NLMNIH | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
Dr. Leona Baumgartner was the first woman to become commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and pioneered health education programs and health services in poor communities.
She’s featured in Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians, an online exhibition from the National Library of Medicine. Visit the homepage to see more: nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/changing-the-face-of-medicine/index.html.
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Dr. Leona Baumgartner was the first woman to become commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and pioneered health education programs and health services in poor communities.
She’s featured in Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians, an online exhibition from the National Library of Medicine. Visit the homepage to see more: nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/changing-the-face-of-medicine/index.html.
#humanhealth #medicalhistory #womeninmedicine
![La Bandera Verde: Programa Rural Pro Familia [The Green Flag] (Airlie Productions, 1974)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YGomks4mGJI/hqdefault.jpg "La Bandera Verde: Programa Rural Pro Familia [The Green Flag] (Airlie Productions, 1974)
In the rural, coffee-growing region of Colombia, Profamilia partners with local entities such as the Coffee Growers Association and the Catholic church to demonstrate the efficacy and validity of family planning methods. The homemakers, farmers, and children of a rural town discuss among themselves the benefits of these methods, and how to procure them from their local shops or designated sellers.
Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918401887306676
Learn more about the National Library of Medicines historical audiovisuals program at: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/films
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