204 results for: Medicine and Health Care
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Celebrating Group Health brochure, 2017
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound was founded as a combination of prepaid medical coverage with a group practice in which many physicians across different specialties could work together to share knowledge and better care for patients. Group Health began caring for patients in 1946 and expanded quickly in its first decades – from 16,000 members in the first years…
ID Number:2020.25.42
Date:2017
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Skip Wright looking at stained glass in Meditation Room at Bailey-Boushay House, Seattle, December 26, 1991
The AIDS epidemic was spreading in Seattle and King County in the 1980s, and by 1991, the area was seeing an average of 1.5 new AIDS cases per day. Specialized skilled nursing was needed, particularly for patients near the end of life. AIDS Housing of Washington opened Bailey-Boushay House in Seattle’s Madison Valley neighborhood in January 1992. Bailey-Boushay was the…
ID Number:2020.42.3.17.02.05
Date:1991
Poster
Queer Oyate poster, 1996
Established in 1987, People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN ) is a non-profit group whose work was originally rooted in HIV/AIDS prevention in communities of color in Seattle. As of 2021, POCAAN also addresses other issues - such as substance abuse, homelessness, incarceration, racism, and sexism - that contribute to marginalization and health disparities.Queer Oyate, active in the late…
ID Number:2021.16.1
Date:1996
Poster
Queer N Asian Hotline poster, 1997
This poster was part of a project of the Queer N Asian Hotline in Seattle, active in the late 1990s. With the subtitle "Future" printed at bottom, the poster depicts seven smiling Asian men, standing outdoors in public, with one couple hugging while holding a dog on a leash. Text on poster: Celebration & Hope. Diversity & Health. Out –…
ID Number:2021.16.2
Date:1997
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GM Nameplate face shield specifications and geometry drawing, March 24, 2020
This drawing shows the specifications for a protective face shield designed in March 2020 by GM Nameplate in Seattle, in response to the shortage of PPE (personal protective equipment) for front-line responders at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The face shield features a polyester sheet to protect the face, a foam support across the forehead, and elastic bands. Early…
ID Number:2021.58.6
Date:2020
Videorecording
Human Rights: Down Wind People, Community Television Agency program, March 29, 1989
Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.07
Date:1989
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You Have the Right to Know: Visiting Nurse Services, Community Television Agency program, April 7, 1989
Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.08
Date:1989
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You Have the Right to Know: Hanford Cancer, Community Television Agency program, April 28, 1989
Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.11
Date:1989
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Chicken Soup Brigade Newsletter: The Monthly for Volunteers and Clients, April 1989
The Chicken Soup Brigade (CSB) was founded in 1983 to provide assistance to people who were disabled by illness. With the escalation of the AIDS crisis, the group's focus soon shifted to providing services only to people with AIDS. Volunteers helped with transportation, medical appointments, meals, cleaning, and other everyday needs. The organization grew dramatically after hiring its first paid…
ID Number:2023.30.5
Date:1989
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Hospital staff, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912
The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.63
Date:Circa 1912