A film on venereal disease. Set largely in a public health clinic, information is presented informally by a physician and a public health investigator. Animation is used to present facts, while discussion by a group of young people presents attitudes to help dispel the sense of shame. Subjects emphasised are ease of treatment, symptoms, spread of the disease, the reasons for identifying contacts, and modes of prevention.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006476
Language
English
Subject categories
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sexually transmitted diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Communicable diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sexually transmitted diseases
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)