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Direct linkLarsen, Dawn – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
The polio vaccine became available in 1955, due almost entirely to the efforts of the March of Dimes. In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt gave a public face to polio and mounted a campaign to prevent it, establishing the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in 1938. During the Depression, U.S. citizens were asked to contribute one dime. Entertainer…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Child Health, Professional Associations, Depression (Psychology)
